{"id":55954,"date":"2014-11-20T00:27:43","date_gmt":"2014-11-20T07:27:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/markshea\/?p=55954"},"modified":"2014-12-28T19:46:36","modified_gmt":"2014-12-29T02:46:36","slug":"a-reader-is-concerned-that-patti-smith-will-do-a-concert-at-the-vatican","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/markshea\/2014\/11\/a-reader-is-concerned-that-patti-smith-will-do-a-concert-at-the-vatican.html","title":{"rendered":"A reader is concerned that Patti Smith will do a concert at the Vatican"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

She writes:<\/p>\n

Now I know this is written from a charmingly anti-Catholic perspective\u2013and that indeed the whole intent of this piece is to smear Catholicism<\/a>\u2013but I have to point this out as a tiny smidge of why certain Catholics are reacting to the Pope the way they are. There\u2019s just no reason to have Patti Smith performing at the Vatican\u2026.although the facts on this should be checked to see if this really is a Vatican sponsored concert.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It\u2019s a prudential and aesthetic call, not a moral one. A tradition that has room to honor a great artist like Caravaggio, even though he was a murderer, is a tradition that has room for Patti Smith. <\/p>\n