Despite being raised Catholic, pop recording artist Madonna has managed once again to offend some Catholic groups by staging a “crucifixion” on a 20-foot, “disco-fied” cross.

Madonna has kicked off her world tour with a controversial stunt that saw her hanging from a giant cross wearing a crown of thorns.

Madonna has once again ticked off religious leaders.

A better title for Madonna’s Confessions Tour might be the Go to Confession Tour, as you feel like you need to by the time the show is over.

Bij het eerste concert van haar nieuwe wereldtournee, zondag in Los Angeles, zag een enthousiaste menigte hoe Madonna (47) aan een kruis hing, president George Bush beledigde en dat alles, volgens velen, sexier dan ooit.

In her first trek in two years, Material Girl plays Jesus, pole dancer, jockey and dominatrix.

Madonna launched her first world tour in two years on Sunday, delighting an enthusiastic Los Angeles crowd by suspending herself from a cross, insulting President George W. Bush and dusting off some of the sexy moves that have sustained her career for more than 20 years.

What does an aging pop star do, when she’s almost 50 and her halcyon days are long gone? Well, first try some retro-disco and then grab some free press through an outrageous act.

Sunday’s sold-out Forum performance proves the singer is in a league by herself.