Madonna dedicates her classic ‘Like a Virgin’ to Pope Benedict XVI while performing her Sticky and Sweet Tour in Rome.  Sounds appropriate.  You know the old saying,  “When in Rome!”

Her reasoning?  Because he loves her.  Oh, Madonna!  Everyone loves you!

She told the crowd: “I dedicate this song to the Pope because I’m a child of God. All of you are also children of God.”

Check it out below:

She sounds pretty good a cappella. I thought it was harmless enough, but I guess the Roman media is all over this saying the dedication to the pontiff was “a surprising provocation.”  Also, the Catholic community says that the remark was disrespectful.

Do you think her dedication was inappropriate/disrespectful?

On Saturday, April 19th, Kelly Clarkson performed a beautiful rendition of Schubert’s “Ave Maria” for Pope Benedict XVI at Saint Joseph Seminary in New York. More than 25,000 young people and seminarians were in attendance at the rally in Yonkers.

“I was so excited to be asked to sing for the Pope,” Clarkson said. “It’s always been a dream of mine to perform ‘Ave Maria.’ To have that dream come true on such a special occasion is truly a blessing.”

Simon Powell would have been very proud of his first born American Idol.