In a tasteless and transparent PR stunt, the Vatican decided the recent global outrage at the exploding child rape scandal was the perfect occasion to forgive the Beatles for John Lennon's perfectly accurate comment that christianity would in future be seen to 'vanish and shrink'.
44 years after the throwaway remark, Vatican paper L'Osservatore Romano said:
'However, listening to their songs all this seems far away and insignificant...
'[The Beatles] are like precious jewels their beautiful melodies that have forever changed pop music and continue to excite.'
Ringo Starr was unimpressed:
'I think the Vatican, they've got more to talk about than the Beatles'
And according to Google News, John Lennon agreed with him.
