Wednesday, February 08, 2006
THE MICHAEL JACKSON WEIRDNESS ESCALATES
In a story from newkarala.com Michael Jackson's spokesperson claims that Jackson has not been in discussion with either the Vatican or Edizioni Musicali Terzo Millennio. But, they add this curious bit of detail to the story:
Bain said that Jackson was contacted by the Vatican “about a year ago” about working on some music.
“Because he was in trial at the time, he was not able to focus on it,” she said, referring to Jackson's child-molestation trial, which ended in June with his acquittal on all charges.
For its part, the Vatican has said it is unaware of any contact with Jackson.
The Vatican contacted Jackson during the trial??
indystar.com also makes the claim, citing the AP:
Jackson spokeswoman Raymone K. Bain said that last year the singer "was contacted by the Vatican to work on some music. Because he was in trial at the time, he was not able to focus on it."
This time Fr. Moscati is cited as saying "the recording label would have to buy the rights from the Vatican". He also says it has not been proposed to the Vatican.
A report from the Irish Examiner casts a different shadow on the story:
A spokesman for the religious record label behind the project, Edizioni Musicali Terzo Millenio, which is associated with the Vatican, said they had the rights to the papal prayers and Michael Jackson was very interested in the project.
So, does Fr. Moscati's recording company have the rights to the prayers, or doesn't he?
Out of Australia, The Daily Telegraph offers a slightly different slant:
Father Giuseppe Moscati of the Edizioni Musicali Terzo Millennio, which specialises in church music and organises musical events at the Vatican, said his company had the rights to 24 of Pope John Paul's prayers and wanted to put together a group of international artists to set them to music.
"We have been contacted by people close to Michael Jackson who have expressed interest and we are thinking about it," Father Moscati said.
So who contacted whom for what?
Eonline offers a possible explanation:
As consumed as he's been with his move to Bahrain, job hunt and various outings to shopping malls, it's understandable that Jackson hasn't found the time to respond to Moscati's inquiries. (Or to finish up his Hurricane Katrina relief single. But that's entirely another matter.)
Let's see...Sing for the Pope? Buy a new suit? Gosh that's a tough one.
Catholic Explorer respins the story in Catholicease, making the priest look good. Ya gotta read the whole report. Picking up pieces of it won't do it justice. The picture of John Paul II they have used just about sums this up.
Disinformation campaign? By whom? To what purpose?
I ask because Fr. Moscati's company has produced Gurdjieff music.
Or perhaps Fr. Moscati might want to consider contacting the former editor of America magazine to see how you go about looking for a job!
Our Lady of Fatima, pray for us!
