VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican's newspaper has finally forgiven John Lennon for declaring that the Beatles were more famous than Jesus Christ, calling the remark a "boast" by a young man grappling with sudden fame. The comment by Lennon to...

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VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican's newspaper has finally forgiven John Lennon for declaring that the Beatles were more famous than Jesus Christ, calling the remark a "boast" by a young man grappling with sudden...
The Vatican has formally forgiven late Beatle John Lennon for declaring the Fab Four "more popular than Jesus" - more than 40 years after the comments were made. The Imagine legend, who was shot dead in New York in 1980, angered Christians...
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The Vatican's newspaper has forgiven John Lennon for declaring in 1966 that the Beatles were more famous than Jesus Christ. "The remark by John Lennon, which triggered deep indignation mainly in the United States, after many years sounds only like...
Saturday's edition of the Vatican's official newspaper absolves John Lennon of his notorious remark, saying that "after so many years it sounds merely like the boasting of an English working-class lad struggling to cope with unexpected success". ...