Priest admits Madonna bomb hoax
Pastor Dale Morgan
*Priest admits Madonna bomb hoax*
Christians in several countries have been offended by the show
A 63-year-old Dutch priest has confessed to making a hoax bomb threat in
an attempt to stop a concert by US pop star Madonna, prosecutors say.
Her mock re-enactment of the crucifixion in one of the scenes offended
some Christians during earlier shows in Italy and Germany.
But the concerts in Amsterdam went ahead as planned on Sunday and Monday.
A city official said the priest was arrested soon after making the call
because he used his home phone.
Emergency services quickly traced the number.
The official, prosecutor's office spokesman Robert Meulenbroek, said
that as this was probably the priest's first such offence, he was likely
to receive a light sentence.
He has been released from custody pending a verdict.
"We take bomb threats seriously, but in this case it was clear very
quickly that it was not real," Mr Meulenbroek told the Associated Press
news agency.
Madonna has since gone on to do two concerts in Prague, and will play
her final European date in Moscow next week.
Russian Orthodox Christians have also expressed concerns about the use
of religious imagery in her show.