The Vatican's official newspaper, L'Osservatore Romano, which has apparently taken to featuring entertainment news of late (if they want to syndicate some CMU news, you know where we are), has officially forgiven John Lennon for saying the Beatles were bigger than Jesus. The famous Lennon remark was made during an interview at the peak of Beatlemania. The paper said the remark was simply "the bragging of a young man wrestling with unexpected success", and shouldn't anger good Catholics. The newspaper also talked up the Fab Four's 'White Album', which celebrated its 40th anniversary this weekend, saying it was a good example of the Beatles "creativity", and was streets ahead of the "standardised, stereotypical" songs being produced today.
Nov 24, 2008
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Vatican OK with Beatles being bigger than Jesus
The Vatican's official newspaper has forgiven John Lennon's remark that the Beatles were bigger than Jesus, calling it youthful bragging, and praised the White Album's 40th anniversary.