The Independent — More than 40 years after John Lennon angered most of the known Christian world with his declaration that the Beatles were more famous than Jesus Christ, he has finally been forgiven. A lengthy editorial in the Vatican's daily newspaper, Osservatore R... more info

Scotsman.com — Vatican media are praising the Beatles' musical legacy and sounding philosophical about John Lennon's boast that the band was more popular than Jesus. more info

BBC News - UK — A Vatican newspaper has forgiven the late former Beatle, John Lennon, for saying the band were more popular than Jesus more info

Wired - Listening Post — Better late than never, I suppose, especially if you're a religious person who loves The Beatles. But it happened at last: On Saturday, the Vatican's official newspaper L'Osservatore Romano finally rethought John Lennon's infamous 1966 claim that his... more info

Reuters — VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican's newspaper has finally forgiven John Lennon for declaring that the Beatles were more famous than Jesus Christ, calling the remark a "boast" by a young man grappling with sudden fame. more info

JamBase — By: Dennis Cook This is one fine rock 'n' roll album - full of sharp teeth, big ideas and even bigger guitar crescendos. It really should come as no surprise since Oasis hasn't made an outright bad album yet. One may quibble over various chapter... more info

ContactMusic — The Vatican has formally forgiven late BEATLE JOHN LENNON for declaring the Fab Four "more popular than Jesus" - more than 40 years after the comments were made. The ... more info

Wired - Listening Post — Before you reach for your Revolver, let us explain. The title of "Biggest Bastards on Earth" was bestowed on The Beatles by none other than John Lennon in an interview conducted months after the legendary band's 1969 breakup. It has... more info

Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — DEVIL'S GIFT frontwoman Lennon Murphywas recently interviewed by Holland's FaceCulture. more info

Undercover, Australia — The latest Lennon looney to get a book deal is a guy named Joseph Niezgoda. more info