Posted by: Iain Fisher
« on: July 08, 2020, 09:19:23 PM »It is Ringo's birthday and for Newsweek they look at Ringo in Lisztomania and the alleged reaction of the Vatican.
"Starr's beef with the Vatican goes way back since the '70s. In 1975, Starr played The Pope in writer/director Ken Russell's musical film, Liztomania. In the film, in order to get married, Liszt (Roger Daltry) and Carolyn (Sara Kestelman) travel to the Vatican to get her divorce approved. During their meeting, the fictional pope said, "Truth is stranger than fiction? We've kept going for two thousand years on that one.""
Not sure Ringo really has a beef with the Vatican, and also not sure if they are aware of Lisztomania, but happy to celebrate Ringo.
The Newsweek article is by Jorge Solis, 7 July 2020
https://www.newsweek.com/his-birthday-lets-remember-time-ringo-starr-dissed-pope-1515931
"Starr's beef with the Vatican goes way back since the '70s. In 1975, Starr played The Pope in writer/director Ken Russell's musical film, Liztomania. In the film, in order to get married, Liszt (Roger Daltry) and Carolyn (Sara Kestelman) travel to the Vatican to get her divorce approved. During their meeting, the fictional pope said, "Truth is stranger than fiction? We've kept going for two thousand years on that one.""
Not sure Ringo really has a beef with the Vatican, and also not sure if they are aware of Lisztomania, but happy to celebrate Ringo.
The Newsweek article is by Jorge Solis, 7 July 2020
https://www.newsweek.com/his-birthday-lets-remember-time-ringo-starr-dissed-pope-1515931