June 19, 2009
NEWS DIGEST
Catholic Poles object to Madonna concert on Mary’s day
By Jonathan Luxmoore
RNS-DIGEST-JUNE19
WARSAW, Poland (RNS/ENI) Roman Catholics here are trying to stop a Madonna concert planned for the day the church celebrates the assumption into heaven of Mary, the mother of Jesus.
“To make money by holding a concert on such a day by a singer with such a name is ethically dubious,” said Grzegorz Kalwarczyk, chancellor of the Warsaw archdiocese. “Although it will probably go ahead, it is not surprising that people are voicing dissatisfaction, and protesting.”
Madonna’s concert in the Polish capital is planned for August 15, which is a public holiday in …