Madonna's keeping it friendly with Pope this time..
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At her sold-out concert Thursday night in Philadelphia, where Francis is scheduled this weekend to make the last stop of his tour, a tongue-in-cheek Madonna dedicated a section of her show to him.
She later announced: "Rules are for fools (Take a note ATRL). That's why I like the new pope. He seems very open-minded."
It was just one of many comments about Francis at a concert that featured lots of religious imagery, including female performers wearing nuns' habits — and little else — pole dancing on crosses.
"The pope is stalking me," she said, noting she recently performed in New York, where Francis is until Saturday morning. "Either he's a copycat or he's secretly in love with me."
After climbing up on a table in a clingy, shimmering dress, the 57-year-old provocateur said: "I made it. Can the pope do that?"
And then: "I've been excommunicated from the Catholic Church three times. It shows the Vatican really cares," she joked.
"Since Popey-wopey is on his way over here, I want to dedicate this song to him," she said before launching into a heartfelt version of "La Vie en Rose."
