Posted on 07/31/2026 10:47:28 AM PDT by ebb tide
Pope Leo XIV met with the pro-abortion, pro-LGBT punk rock star Patti Smith on Friday morning.
Smith, who is originally from Chicago, like Leo, is a singer, songwriter, and poet sometimes known as the “Godmother of Punk” for her influential early role in shaping punk music. Her fame peaked in the late 1970’s with her biggest hit, “Because the Night,” a sensual song that declares the “night belongs to lust.” One of her best known lyrics is, “Jesus died for somebody’s sins, but not mine.”
The rockstar does not identify with any religion. She has publicly supported legal abortion, claiming in 2018 that “saving the lives of young women is more important than any ideology.” She referred to her belief that legal abortion, which kills unborn babies, “saves the lives” of mothers by preventing them dying by performing abortions themselves.
In 2022, Smith called the U.S. Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade “terrible” and said it broke her heart.
In 2014, Smith was invited by Pope Francis to play at a Vatican Christmas concert, and she performed at the Vatican again in 2021.
Father Antonio Spadaro, undersecretary of the Vatican Dicastery for Culture and Education, said a “spark was lit” when Smith met with Pope Leo.
“When that door opened, something happened… a spark was lit – one that came with a few lighthearted moments, but also with a profound sense of emotion and of a shared mission in this challenging world,” wrote Spadaro on X.
“Two Americans. Two Chicagoans. Two remarkable figures whose voices speak hope to a divided world: the “priestess of rock,” as #PattiSmith is often called, and the Holy Father, #PopeLeoXIV.”
LifeSiteNews Editor-in-Chief John-Henry Westen highlighted the fact that Leo took the time to meet with the “Godmother of Punk,” but “couldn’t meet with the SSPX.”
Instead of giving visibility to rockstars who have promoted sin in their music and public remarks, Leo has the opportunity to promote rock artists who promote the Catholic faith, like the “post-punk” band Hallowed, which promotes orthodoxy and good morals while appealing to young music fans.
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Pope Leo has also met with the ambassador of sodomy, James Martin S.J., along with David Axelrod, a muslim imam, and the fake archbishopress, Sarah Mullally.
Ping
Like when Francis would meet several times with the abortion activist and actual abortionist Emma Bonino. He even told reporters that she was one of Italy’s ”forgotten greats.”
Disgusting.
Never got into her music. Saw her perform at a music festival once. She was okay. She did not go off on any political rants.
Pope: Would you, could you be my neighbor?
Agnostic homosexuals now control the hierarchy. True believers must remember that Jesus promised to be with His church until the end of time and the gates of hell will not prevail against it. Hence a true temporal Defender of the Faith will soon come.
‘Never got into her music.’
Same here.
1 Thessalonians 5:22
Amos 3:3
Good job LEO, these verses mean nothing to you.
I like her a lot. She’s not for everyone but she has always focused on art and that seems appropriate because she is an artist.
Patty who?
the alleged pope has lousy taste in everything. Where the h@ll did he come from?
This Pope, like the last, DISGUSTS ME!!!!!!
“Pope Leo XIV meets pro-abortion singer Patti Smith”. I’d have rather he led a Rosary in Latin during that time Ebb.
You mean he’s not in Ceuta washing the feet of the invaders?
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