How controversial, pop Leo XIV stars and Madonna share a blood relationship through a 400-year-old ancestor.
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did you hear?
Hey, do you know that Madonna and Pope Leo XIV are related? Yes, indeed! Genealogists have recently discovered this surprising family connection.
from the church.
Remember She’s Like a Prayer video from 1989? How spooky was that!
The Catholic Church was outraged. The video showed a burning cross and she kissing a statue that had come to life.
Family Secret
Henry Louis Gates Jr. described the two as ninth cousins, sometimes removed, through a Canadian ancestor born in the 1590s.
From this family connection, Pope also has a relationship with many celebrities like Justin Bieber and Angelina Jolie.
In the video
The producers of Entertainment Tonight were stunned after watching the video.
“We looked at each other and I said, ‘Arre baap re,’ “recalled producer Lou Murray, who decided to show only a few portions.
The anger of the church
Pope John Paul II openly condemned the video, leading Pepsi to cancel her $5 million contract.
But this controversy further strengthened the image of the artist who broke the boundaries of her.
Late justice for Pepsi
In 2023, Pepsi finally released its cancelled commercial after 34 years.
She wrote on Instagram: “Artists are meant to disturb the peace.”
Madonna’s Catholic roots
Despite her rebellious image, she was raised in a Catholic household before becoming a “material girl” who challenged religious norms through her art and performance.