Madonna. Fans are divided over her latest social media post.
The “Material Girl” singer, whose real name is Madonna Louise Ciccone, sent her followers into a frenzy when she rang the bell with two over the weekend. Powered by AI His photos and Pope Francis.
In the first photo shared on her Instagram story, Madonna, 66, was smacked next to her head. The Catholic Church In a black lace dress. Pope Francis looked like he was grabbing her arm and pressing his nose to her cheek. “Going into the weekend like . . . ,” her caption read.
“Looking good,” he wrote on the next slide, alongside another photo of himself in black. In this picture, Pope Francis is made to look like he is talking to Madonna with his arm around her waist.
Tagged Madonna. @rickdick_Meme artist’s Instagram account, below the caption in red.
Although the controversial photos were intended as a joke, some fans of the “popular” icon were not impressed or happy. In fact, they thought her posts were “creepy” and “inappropriate”.
On X/Twitter, several concerned people voiced their opinions. “It’s scary as hell,” declared one person, while another noted: “It’s funny and pathetic at the same time.”
A third said: “This is another web-filling ad of AI s***. Nonsense, pathetic and useless use of modern tools. What’s the message? What are you trying to say?”
Still, amid all the criticism, many of Madonna’s supporters defended her, arguing that the images were an extension of her sense of humor.
“Are ‘fans’ actually angry? We love the mischief of his humor. He just reposted photos that have been around for days,” one person commented on X. Meanwhile, another said: “He’s so real for this omg.”
Madonna’s history with the Catholic Church goes back to 1989. When she came out with her music video for “Like a Prayer” that featured Jesus being sexually assaulted and burning crosses.
The Vatican banned the video shortly after its release. Roman Catholic historian Roberto De Mattei said: “The video is blasphemous and blasphemous because it shows immoral acts within the Church.”
Other members of the Catholic Church were also troubled by the video, discouraging their congregations and communities from listening to Madonna.
In May 2022, the “Hang Up” actor reached out to Pope Francis via X/Twitter.
“Is it possible to have a day to discuss some important matters? I’ve been excluded 3 times. It doesn’t seem fair. Sincerely, Madonna,” he finished.