In 1966, John Lennon once said that the Beatles were more famous than Jesus. Lennon’s remark sparked a major scandal. In the US, groups of people burned Beatles’ records in demonstrations of protest. Forty-two years after John Lennon’s remark on Jesus, the Vatican’s daily newspaper, Osservatore Romano excused away Lennon’s remark as a boast. The Osservatore Romano then paid tribute to the Beatles by observing that 38 years after the band broke up, their songs remained influential.

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