Is it true that a Pope once said pop and rock music were anti-Christian?

[johnjacob2004]

Did he make this statement as Pope or before that?

 

[Ambasea]

I think he made the statement while he was Pope, but it wasn’t a dogmatic proclamation.

 

[Canvas]

No Pope has issued a defined Dogma ex cathedra since Pius XII in 1950.

And it does not matter if any Pope made this comment as a Priest, Bishop, Cardinal or as the Bishop of Rome, the Pope–it still is not official Catholic doctrine. It could be the opinion of a Pontiff, but it isn’t an official Catholic teaching.

 

[johnjacob2004]

That makes a difference… private statments are different from ecumenical, dogmatic constitutions… letters promulgated for the universal church…

Makes sense?

 

[angel12]

But recently I read that there was a Pope who called pop and rock music anti-Christian? Is this true, and if it is, does that mean that it’s sinful to listen to these types of music?

Why are you bringing this up again? Talk to your priest. And less time on the internet would also help.

 

[guanophore]

. But recently I read that there was a Pope who called pop and rock music anti-Christian? Is this true, and if it is, does that mean that it’s sinful to listen to these types of music?

You know it would not surprise me. My parents thought Rock and Roll was from the devil…

 

[ZMystiCat]

Since no one has brought this up yet, Pope John Paul II actually seemed to very explicitly have no problem with rock music. Perhaps most notable was the Bob Dylan performance he attended, but there were more cases where he showed some interest in rock and its personalities. At the very least, he seemed to think there was some potential in pop culture.

 

[sheepovrep]

Sometimes you can change the pictures and it changes the meaning of the song entirely. Look at this:
Jason Aldean My Kinda party:
I worked all week.
Cleaned up, clean cut, and clean shaved.
I got the cover off the ‘68. (1868 Lincoln was shot front page of the paper)
I fired it up, and let them horses sing. (freed the slaves)
A little pretty thing.
A little tan leg Georgia dream. (That black girl wants to convert(sorry if I offended anyone saying ethincity))
She’s a rockin’ them holey jeans. (She just got baptised)
Baby, what you got goin’ on Saturday? (Church?)
You know, words got it, there’s gonna be a party,
Out of town about half a mile.
Four wheel drives and big mud tires. (horse and buggy)
Muscadine wine (Cup of Christ? If they had bread to represent his flesh that would complete it)
Oh baby, you can find me.
In the back of a jacked up tailgate.
Sittin’ ‘round watchin’ all these pretty things. (church choir singing)
Get down in that Georgia clay (freeing the slaves)
And I’ll find peace.
At the bottom of a real tall cold drink. (church wine?)
Chillin’ with some Skynyrd and some old Hank. (Simpsons and King of the Hill?)
Let’s get this thing started.
It’s my kinda party.
Well if you wanna drink.
Go baby, just do your thing.
But give up your keys. (Cuz you just found your soulmate)
Hell why drive when you can stay with me? (horse and buggy)
And then after while we’ll sneak away from the bonfire.
Walk by the moonlight and down to the riverside.
Gotcha sippin’ on some moonshine. (It still represents if its wine in church)
Baby, if you’re in the mood and you can settle for a one night rodeo. (One life to live)
You could be my tan-legged Juliet,
I’ll be your Redneck Romeo.
Oh baby, you can find me.
In the back of a jacked up tailgate.
Sittin’ ‘round watchin’ all these pretty things.
Get down in that Georgia clay.
And I’ll find peace.
At the bottom of a real tall cold drink.
Chillin’ with some Skynyrd and some old Hank.
Let’s get this thing started.
It’s my kinda party.
Oh baby, you can find me.
In the back of a jacked up tailgate.
Sittin’ ‘round watchin’ all these pretty things.
Get down in that Georgia clay.
And I’ll find peace.
At the bottom of a real tall cold drink.
Chillin’ with some Skynyrd and some old Hank.
Let’s get this thing started.
It’s my kinda party.
Ha ha, y’all ready for this?
Y’all go head and turn it on up.
Ha!

 

[Keen]

1. As many people have already mentioned, it is highly doubtful that a genre of music on its own can be generally sinful.
2. I actually wanted to comment on your other post about it but it’s locked. I also am a huge fan of Twenty One Pilots and I just wanted to let you know that if you didn’t know, Tyler is a Christian and implements his religion in his songs at times. Songs like Addict with a pen, and a couple songs from the unofficial album No Phun Intended. like Save, are about his relationship with God. He also wrote some songs when he was younger, with his youth group at his church Five14, if you wanted to check that out.