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Published Date: 23 November 2008
Vatican media are praising the Beatles' musical legacy and sounding philosophical about John Lennon's boast that the band was more popular than Jesus.
Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano recalls that Lennon's comment outraged many when he made it in 1966.

But it says in its Saturday edition that the remark can be written off now as the bragging of a young man wrestling with unexpected success.

The newspaper as well as Vatican Radio last week noted the 40th anniversary of the Beatles' White Album.

It said the album demonstrated how creative the Beatles were, compared with what it called the "standardised, stereotypical" songs being produced today.




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  • Last Updated: 23 November 2008 2:09 PM
  • Source: scotsman.com
  • Location: Scotland
  • Related Topics: The Beatles
 
1

Mike E,

Sooke 23/11/2008 18:44:02
Why does the media consistently misinterpret Lennon's 1966 remarks? Lennon's statement, far from being that of a braggart, was an attempt to draw attention to the misplaced reverence in which the Beatles were held back then. The kirk of course leapt on it immediately, and were the first to purposely misinterpret it. There is no excuse for the media - here, and in North America - to continue to perpetuate this myth.
2

Tris,

23/11/2008 21:28:15

Certainly it's true that they were much more popular than Jesus at the time.

 

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