Lady Gaga’s New Song ‘Judas’ Causes Holy Week Uproar

April 19, 2011 4:00 PM

Lady Gaga performs during The Monster Ball Tour at the Arena at Gwinnett Center on April 18, 2011 in Duluth, Georgia. (credit: Rick Diamond/Getty Images)

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NEW YORK (1010 WINS) – Lady Gaga’s latest single, “Judas,” may be a hit with her fans but not with the Catholic church.

The fame monster has created a Holy Week uproar after the single leaked on the Internet last Friday. The song, which is now available for download on iTunes, expresses love for Judas – the apostle who betrayed Jesus.

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“Because of her fame and her notoriety and the influence that she has with young people on the culture, one would think that she would learn to back off,” Bill Donohue, of the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, told 1010 WINS. “Why does she always have to be edgy with my religion? Why can’t she just simply say, ‘Look, it didn’t work out,’ get divorced from Catholicism and move on.”

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This is not Gaga’s first run-in with the Catholic church. In the video for her chart-topping single, “Alejandro,” the New York native dressed up as a nun and swallowed a rosary.

Donohue believes the release of the single at the start of Holy Week was intentional and that it’s “one more example of her ethics.”

“She chooses Holy Week to basically stick it to Catholics again,” Donohue said. “One would think that a Grammy award winner would be able to do this on her own merits without engaging in these kinds of antics. While it’s not the worst we’ve seen here at the Catholic League, she is bothersome.”

In the song, Gaga proclaims, “I’m just a holy fool, oh baby he’s so cruel but I’m still in love with Judas, baby” and “Jesus is my virtue but Judas is the demon I cling to.”

Lady Gaga has not released a comment.

Her new album, “Born This Way,” will be released next month. HBO will also be showing a special concert series on her “Monster Ball” Tour on May 7.

Has Lady Gaga gone too far? Sound off below

Lady Gagas New Song Judas Causes Holy Week Uproar

brooklyn4ever

This should be the least of the Catholic Church’s problems. Sodom and Gommora makes GaGa look like the Virgin Mary.
John Lydon

Is this the definition of an uproar? One upset person from a religion known for protecting kid-touchers? Methinks otherwise.
Timbo

Happy Easter!!!!!!!!!!!!

Kristy

you too

Timbo

GaGa is anything except a Lady. She is an ugly, freaky sl?t.

steve

I heard she is also a Hermaphodite.

steve

Yeah I know. Look up Hermaphodite in images. See who pops up.

Natas

Wish the church was as vocal about their priests molesting kids as they are about these so-called religious songs.

Nechemya Weberman, Lewis Brenner, Israel Weingarten

More rabbis molest little children in Hebrew camp than do priests. It’s just that the semetic media and Elders of Zion cover it up.

Kristy

WOW see i was right it wasnt just catholic priests people need to just SHUT UP!!!
Henry

Great to know; I’m sure you can point out the scientific study to back that up. Perhaps something from the Third Reich’s science department?

tiger60

Lady Gaga, an attention getter that got attention, so what I just
got everyones attention by writing a reply.
bob

the song is a metaphor. i’m sure that’s probably over the heads of most people on here, but you should look it up. biblical metaphors have been around for a long time.

also, to those who are saying she’s untalented…who IS talented in the pop industry? you should google some videos of lady gaga signing live…something that you’ll never see j-lo or britney doing. ever. lady gaga is the most talented female in the pop industry, save for maybe beyonce. do your research before you make all these crazy claims.

also, doesn’t the catholic church have bigger problems to worry about? the catholic church is a mockery anyway.

Kristy

YOUR a mockery so your opinions SUCK so now you go lay in your freaking PENTAGRAM!!!!!!!!! okay

mahla

i never dont wanna insult to any nation but every things that lady gaga did and do and will do are right.
i believe her.and it’s not important that her video clips be same with madonna bcz she is the first creative singer that i know till now
I LOVE U GAGA
i hope see her one day and i know i will see her very soon

IgnoranteElephante

What’s with the third world English? A little less Gaga and a little more education is in order.

Ryan

Die hard catholics are hardly real people anyway so whats the big deal?
Dave Lucas

Leave it to the Lady G to out-Madonna Madonna!
Bill K

Lady Gaga and Bill Donohue have much in common: they are both thoroughly mediocre and talentless people, and have nothing worth saying. Why should anyone care about the opinions of these two pathetic losers? And why should anyone care what the Catholic Church thinks? It is a disgusting anachronism, rooted in bigotry, intolerance and conquest and destruction of indigenous peoples and cultures in every place where it put its bloody hands. The sooner it goes the way of the dinosaur, the better for humanity.
manny

hahahahahahah omg~~~~ the catholic church is full of beep. they care more about gaga than of their own childraper priest!!!or their own people in the church that are doing worse things!!!atleast gaga is ssending a message of acceptance and love!haha she is more holy than christians in my point of view because she is not a hipocrypte like those catholics.
LG

She’s lady caca to me…
Carl Kluegar’s Closetmate

In order to be a media hogging pop star signing about sex and such, in addition to talent, don’t you need to look good? Talent she has not, but I would, at least, expect some degree of attractiveness, a la Jennifer Lopez, who uses her pretty face and curvy body as subterfuge for her lack of talent. However, Lady Gaga is a dog. Her elaborate get ups, which, more often than not, cover some part of her face, are used not for some artistic statement but to shield her “fans” from her atrocious face.
I love how she also claims to have been a guidette. No way. I’m no fan of guidettes, but calling her, in her younger days, a guidette is an insult to guidettes everywhere. She makes that pork chop resembling, fake guidette, Snookie—really a Chilean—look mildly pleasant in comparison.
Please reply to indicate your support.

bob

before going on ignorant rants, you should look up some videos of her signing live. she has tons more talent than JLo and Britney combined (meaning she can actually sing).

Carl Kruger’s Closetmate (with apologies for my earlier misspellings!)

Bob, you need a lesson in logic. Because–and this is your opinion–”she has tons more talent than JLo and Britney combined,” does not mean she can actually sing just as you having tons more money than me doesn’t necessarily make you rich. If what you say is true, it only means she is more talented than two talentless people. You missed the point of the “rant,” but I shouldn’t be surprised in that you probably didn’t read it. The point was Lady Gaga is ugly. And, what are you doing listening to this slob anyway–and live at that? Are you a registered
Carl Kruger’s Closetmate

sex offender?
Kristy

bob you are very hateful and really no one cares for your 2 cents

cassandra

THIS IS THE MOST RIDICULOUS THING I HAVE EVER READ. You are honestly saying that to be a “media hogging pop star” you need to be hot and sexy?

This is why I have no hope in the world. You base your idiotic and ignorant opinions on appearance. You should really start doing your research.
I love Gaga

LOL not talented? Do you even know anything about singing? Go listen to her sing Poker face in her acoustic version. I agree that she’s not very pretty, but how shallow are you? Why does that matter? I think she’s the strangest person in the music industry by far, but she’s original. She writes her own songs, comes up with the ideas for her videos, costumes, and shows. As bizarre as it is, at least it’s coming from her and she doesn’t completely rely on an agent or a producer like everyone else in the industry. And she obviously knows a thing or two about entertainment because she’s extremely successful. I’m not saying you should like her music or her style, but you should at least respect her as an artist because she’s the truest one out there right now.

Trishe

I have not heard her song, so I really do not care nor do I care for her music. However, I thought she looked like Madona. She’s a copy cat
Rosa Barone

Gaga that is a perfect name for her. I want her to make fun of the Muslim religion and then go to IRAN. I guess when you are untalented you do anything to get attention and money.
VivaGaga

Long live Gaga and her irreverence! We need her in this most fundamentalist Torah-biblical country.
badman

art is meant to provoke

Catholicism subscribes to a myth

Sal

..as do all religions. But I don’t expect gaga to dress up like mohammed anytime soon.

badman

good point! at least Catholics won’t declare fatwa on her a55.

K

The song is a metaphor, as are most songs. And it’s called the “entertainment industry” for a reason. I’m not a Gaga fan, just an upholder of metaphors and conceits.
GW

A “star” is nothing more than a big flaming ball of gas. ‘Nuff said.
Alex

I think that lady gaga is the pathetic one here. She should leave Catholics alone-we leave her alone. It’s just not right to mock a religion for the sake of money or whatever is controlling her. I will never ever support her in any way now, she has gone too far.

bob

the song is a metaphor. sorry you’re not intelligent enough to understand that. it’s not offensive to any religion at all if you’re smart enough to read the lyrics. biblical metaphors have been around forever. catholics need to worry about their boy-raping priests first.

Kristy

look buddy NOT cool im sorry but thats just hateful “Boy raping” preists really are you really that much of a jerk people may realize its a darn mataphor but a metaphor or not people still find it OFFENSIVE!!! so ya know what BOB i am intelligent enough to realize it was a metaphor and again its OFFENSIVE!!!

mattd

being that we live in a country that gives us the right to freedom of speech. this is just one of many examples of abusing that freedom for financial gain. what she lacks in talent she makes up in free publicity stunts.
Falling Star

Shooting star.
A star like, luminous meteor, that, appearing
suddenly, darts quickly across some portion of the sky,
and then as suddenly disappears, leaving sometimes, for a
few seconds, a luminous train, — called also falling
star.

Kristy

i dont quite understand your comment? please refrain what your saying

mort snerd

Get over it folks you just called attention to a song I otherwise would never have heard of or cared about.

Kristy

i agree but some people like to voice their opinions (Like you just did!) and Jesus and Judas and catholicism is a very VERY sensitive topic (sorry if i spelled catholicism wrong).

Michelle

Wow…a die-hard Catholic who is unsure of the spelling of Catholicism. I think “Kristy” needs to find something better to do with her time than comment on every one else’s opinions. You stated yours, now let it be.

Lady Gaga is a musical artist who is entitled to her own opinions; including her song lyrics. Yes, it may be offensive to some people but not every song can cater to every person’s likes and beliefs. You don’t see Atheists throwing fits about every song with the word “God” in it. Yes, Lady GG could have picked a better week to release her song, but she didn’t…so be it. No one is forcing anyone to listen to it or like it.

IhavenodegreebutIcanincitepolitcaldisruption

Yes I think it is pathetic. It is not becoming of a “recording artist” to cross onto another platform “religion and politics”. She has no degree, therefore she is not qualified to poke fun at any religious group.
She is played out and boring already. This scenario has already been done by Madonna. Why can’t Lady Gaga be more original and have to stop borrowing from Madonna all the time?
Lady Gaga is almost a carbon copy of Madonna. Amazing that the designers around her can’t copnjure up something more new and interesting in terms of public image for a “recording artist”.