Perez Hilton — A Vatican newspaper, L'Osservatore Romano , has issued a posthumous pardon to John Lennon for his 'offensive' declaration forty years ago that the Beatles were more popular than Jesus. The paper described the remark as "showing off, bragging by a yo... more info

Guardian Music — The Vatican's announcement that it has forgiven John Lennon for comparing the Beatles' popularity to that of Jesus Christ, communicated by its newspaper Osservatore Romano at the weekend, might appear to be the result of an enlightened, if belated, c... more info

Guardian Music — Closeted over all these years, the Vatican has finally announced that it likes the Beatles.L'Osservatore Romano, semi-official newspaper of the Holy See, this weekend set aside its papal transcripts and clerical itineraries to disclose an affection f... more info

Mojo 4 Music — Richie Edwards officially presumed dead, Vatican apologises to Lennon, Guy Peellaert 1934-2008... more info

The Newsroom — The Vatican's official newspaper has apparently forgiven a remark made by John Lennon - that the Beatles were more popular than Jesus Christ. more info

Yahoo! Music UK — Press Assoc. - Vatican media is praising the Beatles' musical legacy and sounding philosophical about John Lennon's boast that the band was more popular than Jesus. more info

Yahoo! Music UK — Press Assoc. - Vatican media is praising the Beatles' musical legacy and sounding philosophical about John Lennon's boast that the band was more popular than Jesus. more info

Vatican to Lennon - We'll Let it BeTMZ.com - 10 hours agoThe Vatican has finally gotten over that little thing John Lennon said back in 1966 -- that The Beatles were more famous than Jesus Christ.Vatican forgives John Lennon for Jesus quip ReutersLen... more info

Scotsman.com — IT WAS a little longer than Yesterday, but 42 years after John Lennon outraged Christians by claiming that The Beatles were more popular than Jesus, the Pope has generously more info

All About Jazz — Better late than never. The Vatican's official newspaper L'Osservatore Romano finally forgave John Lennon's infamous 1966 claim that his band was "more popular than Jesus." And, yea, it was all good. In a curious twist, the way-past-due change ... more info