Question: Beatles "Bigger Than Jesus" FAQ - The controversy today
Where does the controversy stand today?
Answer: In 2008, The Vatican, speaking through its newspaper, L'Osservatore Romano, officially forgave the band for John's comment, calling it "the boasting of an English working-class lad struggling to cope with unexpected success" and the product of a group living what it called "dissolute and uninhibited lives." However, "listening to their songs, all of this seems distant and meaningless," it concluded. "Their beautiful melodies, which changed forever pop music and still give us emotions, live on like precious jewels."
