Madonna News

Jun 23

Vatican raps Madonna over Kabbalah

The Vatican has been holding a special conference of international Catholic leaders to deal with the challenges that New Age spirituality poses to traditional Christian beliefs. Special attention was reportedly given to "kabbala as espoused by Madonna."
The Catholic-born singer's public involvement with the Los Angeles-based Kabbala Center, accused by some of being a cult-like distortion of Jewish mystical beliefs, has intensified in recent months. It has been reported that Madonna had decided to observe kashrut dietary restrictions, and not to perform on Friday nights (Shabbat eve). Last week, the entertainer announced that she was adopting "Esther" as an additional name in honor of the heroine of the Purim saga.
"I don't go by the name of Esther, but yes, that is my Hebrew name. I chose it," she told the ABC-TV news show 20/20. "I was named after my mother. My mother died when she was very young. I wanted to attach myself to another name. So I read about all the women in the Old Testament, and I love the story of Queen Esther."
This week the singer released her third children's book, Yakov and the Seven Thieves, about the travails of a Jewish family in 18th century Russia.
In the on again, off again saga of Madonna's planned visit to Israel, the latest news according to a well-informed member of the local entertainment industry is that she will be coming - but in a private capacity.
"She'll fly in when she's somewhere in the region," he said, "but she won't be performing here."
Madonna will be performing in Europe from mid-August as part of her new "Reinvention" tour.
source : jpost.com

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