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• Madonna dedicated a performance of her 1984 song "Like A Virgin" to Pope Benedict XVI during a show in Rome on her Sticky and Sweet Tour on Saturday, September 6, 2008. An Italian newspaper called the dedication a "provocation." Madonna has had a long history "provoking" attention from Catholics.Guardian Unlimited: Madonna Dedicates Like a Virgin to the Pope (September 8, 2008)

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  1. Concert was a part of the Sticky and Sweet Tour in Rome
  2. Madonna dedicated the song "Like A Virgin" to the Pope
  3. Madonna said, "I dedicate this song to the Pope, because I'm a child of God. All of you are also children of God.""Guardian Unlimited: Madonna Dedicates Like a Virgin to the Pope (September 8, 2008)
  4. Madonna Louise Ciccone was raised a CatholicGuardian Unlimited: Madonna Dedicates Like a Virgin to the Pope (September 8, 2008)
  5. 1989: Stirred controversy with her video for "Like A Prayer"Guardian Unlimited: Madonna Dedicates Like a Virgin to the Pope (September 8, 2008)
  6. The Vatican accused Madonna of blasphemy in 2006 after she had a mock-crucifixion on a stage during a show in RomeGuardian Unlimited: Madonna Dedicates Like a Virgin to the Pope (September 8, 2008)

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