Madonna

Madonna (1958 – ) Born Madonna Louise Ciccone. Certainly not the Virgin Mary, this American international superstar was heralded in an MTV biography as the most popular and business-smart female pop star to date. The star of a controversial music video, Like a Prayer (1989), in which she kisses a Christlike figure in a church, receives stigmata and dances in front of flaming crosses, Madonna advocates responsible sexuality (i.e. condoms), more in keeping with preventing AIDS than unwanted pregnancies. Meanwhile, the Catholic Church that venerates the Madonna known as The Blessed Virgin Mary explicitly states that all forms of birth control are a sin. However, many question whether the Catholic Church’s teachings on human sexuality are conducive to a healthy society. Apart from this somewhat heated issue, the pop star Madonna’s lyrics offer a voice for downtrodden women and perhaps men (“Don’t go for second best…”) and explore different types of awareness (“Let’s go unconscious…”). More recently, Madonna has undertaken the Jewish-based mysticism of the Kabbala. And she continues to find herself in the midst of seemingly one controversy after another, mostly in relation to her use of symbols deemed sacred by many Christians. » Rock and Roll, Bowie (David), Boy George, Leo, “Madonna video ‘top rule-breaker’“ in BBC News, July 24, 2006.

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