Madonna ‘Crucified’ In Rome, Vatican Protests

Reuteres reports that in a sold-out stadium just a mile from Vatican City, lapsed-Catholic Madonna wore a fake crown of thorns as she was raised on a glittery cross during the Rome stop of her worldwide ‘Confessions Tour’. Cheering lulled at Stadio Olimpico when she was raised on the cross and some of the 70,000 fans from predominantly Roman Catholic Italy confessed their disappointment. “The crucifixion was unnecessary and provocative. Because this is Rome, I wish she’d cut it out. But it’s Madonna, she’s an icon, and that balances out her need to provoke,” said 39-year old Roman, Tonia Valerio.