Catholic League: "Judas" video isn't anti-Catholic
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Even though Gaga stars in her new video as Mary Magdalene envisioning a thorn-crowned Jesus, she’s not offending anyone — is she losing her touch?
Lady Gaga‘s music video “Judas” might not be as edgy as she thinks. HollywoodLife.com obtained a statement from the Catholic League’s President Bill Donohue, who says after watching the video, that Lady Gaga “dances on the line” but never actually crosses it.
Even the baptismal scene from the leaked video isn’t pushing the envelope, Bill says — it actually made Gaga look better in the Catholic League’s eyes: ”The faux-baptismal scene is a curious inclusion. As is her apparent fondness for the Jesus character.”
Here’s the entire statement:
“In her “Judas” video, Lady Gaga plays fast and loose with Catholic iconography, and generates several untoward statements, but she typically dances on the line without going over it. Perhaps that is because the video is a mess. Incoherent, it leaves the viewer more perplexed than moved. The faux-baptismal scene is a curious inclusion, as is her apparent fondness for the Jesus character. But if anyone thinks the Catholic League is going to go ballistic over Lady Gaga’s latest contribution, they haven’t a clue about what really constitutes anti-Catholicism.”
Are you shocked by the league’s reaction — or are Lady Gaga’s antics simply growing tiresome?
I don't understand. The quotes show a really positive response towards the video from the Catholic League, yet the tone of the article is incredibly negative.
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might not be as edgy as she thinks.
Jesus Cristo, she can do no right in anyone's eyes.
I don't know, I don't think there was blasphemy. She seemed like she was just interpreting her version of the bible. Is it anti-catholic if you read the bible?
I totally pictured a room full of fat older white man and nasty raunchy sex deprived ladies, sitting in a room with a big bowl of popcorn watching the Lady Gaga video
I totally pictured a room full of fat older white man and nasty raunchy sex deprived ladies, sitting in a room with a big bowl of popcorn watching the Lady Gaga video
Excuse me for my words, but Catholic League is ********. Weren't they the ones who said that Gaga is irrelevant now and her antics are going to far? They also went on a rampage right after they heard that Gaga would portray Mary Magdalene. Lesson learned: never ASS-U-ME. smh.