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Pope Francis selects Patti Smith to perform at the Vatican Christmas Concert
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| November 14, 2014
| Luke Morgan Britton
Posted on 11/14/2014 5:52:29 PM PST by NKP_Vet
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In keeping with his image as the strangest pope in the last 1000 years Pope Francis has invited buddist/athiest, certainly not Christian punk rock singer Patti Smith to perform at the Vatican Christmas Party. Lord help us.
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posted on
11/14/2014 5:52:29 PM PST
by
NKP_Vet
To: NKP_Vet
Robert Mapplethorp (Mr Pisskryst himself) was her bo and big influence, so maybe the Pope is celebrating her religious leanings?
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posted on
11/14/2014 6:05:44 PM PST
by
jobim
(.)
To: NKP_Vet
he’s sick...he’s got dementia...this is what happens...nothing makes sense...
To: NKP_Vet
Sinead O’Connor was not available?
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posted on
11/14/2014 6:07:38 PM PST
by
posterchild
(It takes a politician to declare a settled science.)
To: posterchild
Now that’s some funny right there.
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posted on
11/14/2014 6:09:45 PM PST
by
moehoward
To: NKP_Vet
I was rather surprised. I thought, you can’t mean rock and roll Patti Smith who used to write reviews for the Rolling Stone, can you, not THAT Patti Smith. But yes, it is she. In a way, I like that Pope Francis is reaching out to other kinds of people, and inviting them to join us. I will probably be in the minority here, but I think more good than bad can result from these social gestures. I bought Patti’s album ‘Horses’ years ago, back when she was front page news.
She reminds me of the lead singer of the Pretenders, in that they are both sort of unpretentious, earthy and seem to be honest in their expression. Yes, Patti said something rude back in 1975, but come on, is there no room for forgiveness or second chances?
To: NKP_Vet
Patti?
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posted on
11/14/2014 6:10:15 PM PST
by
Gamecock
(USA, Ret. 27 years.)
To: NKP_Vet
1) I am a huge Patti Smith fan. As an artist, I consider her significant.
2) Today, she maintains she is not a Catholic. I'm pretty sure that at no time in her life has she ever claimed to be Catholic.
3) She was raised a Jehovah's Witness. I do not consider them to be Christian (they are nontrinitarian). She did leave them, but that's an unfortunate background.
Why does the Pope do things like this? Is his choice of music a translation error?
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posted on
11/14/2014 6:11:37 PM PST
by
ClearCase_guy
(Democrats have a lynch mob mentality. They always have.)
To: NKP_Vet
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posted on
11/14/2014 6:14:09 PM PST
by
Brother Cracker
(You are more likely to find krugerrands in a Cracker Jack box than 22 ammo at Wal-Mart)
To: NKP_Vet
I saw her two years ago. I’m not that familiar with her. But, I’m pretty sure she was very inebriated. And probably not on alcohol.
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posted on
11/14/2014 6:19:35 PM PST
by
Forgotten Amendments
(Peace On Earth! Purity of Essence! McCain/Ripper 2016)
To: lee martell
Very talented artist. Gilda Radnor did a perfect spoof impression of her.
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posted on
11/14/2014 6:21:50 PM PST
by
blackdog
(There is no such thing as healing, only a balance between destructive and constructive forces.)
To: Brother Cracker
She mentions Jesus and grandma in the lyrics of that song, but she probably won’t sing it for this event.
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posted on
11/14/2014 6:21:54 PM PST
by
ansel12
(The churlish behavior of Obama over the next two years is going to be spellbinding.)
To: posterchild; All
my dad was NYPD for 23 years and a large part of the middle of his career was spent patrolling Central Park at a time when they had the Central Park Music Festival during the summer...great concerts (Zeppelin played there in 1969) and I spent a lot of my teen years there during the summer seeing all kinds of bands (Average White Band, Todd Rundgren, Earl Scruggs, Atlanta Rhythm Section)...
my dad told me a story about what a pig Patti Smith was and how she pulled down her pants then peed on the stage during her concert...
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posted on
11/14/2014 6:22:28 PM PST
by
God luvs America
(63.5 million pay no income tax and vote for DemoKrats...)
To: NKP_Vet
And Jesus dined with tax gentile collectors. Quite controversial in those days.
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posted on
11/14/2014 6:23:06 PM PST
by
al_c
(Obama's standing in the world has fallen so much that Kenya now claims he was born in America.)
To: Forgotten Amendments
Yes, she sure does have her demons.
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posted on
11/14/2014 6:23:17 PM PST
by
blackdog
(There is no such thing as healing, only a balance between destructive and constructive forces.)
To: NKP_Vet
I’m having a little trouble buying this. Patti Smith? “Heroin”?
Naw.
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posted on
11/14/2014 6:24:10 PM PST
by
Fido969
(What's sad is most)
To: NKP_Vet
Did he invite the Dead Kennedys as well?
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posted on
11/14/2014 6:25:35 PM PST
by
dfwgator
(The "Fire Muschamp" tagline is back!)
To: Forgotten Amendments
I thought she was a junkie?
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posted on
11/14/2014 6:26:38 PM PST
by
Dr. Bogus Pachysandra
(Don't touch that thing Don't let anybody touch that thing!I'm a Doctor and I won't touch that thing!)
To: ansel12
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posted on
11/14/2014 6:27:39 PM PST
by
Brother Cracker
(You are more likely to find krugerrands in a Cracker Jack box than 22 ammo at Wal-Mart)
To: God luvs America
(Average White Band, Todd Rundgren, Earl Scruggs, Atlanta Rhythm Section)...
Several of the most underappreciated and under recognized musical geniuses of their time.
I'm a Todd Devote' to this day. I saw him last in the "New Cars" concert where he takes the Rick Okasik(sp?)role as lead singer. 38 Special was the backup band.
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posted on
11/14/2014 6:32:34 PM PST
by
blackdog
(There is no such thing as healing, only a balance between destructive and constructive forces.)
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