Macklemore the Catholic

BY MICHAEL PASQUIER

I have a confession: if I have to talk or read about the pope one more time, my head is going to explode. Such is the risk for those who teach and write about the Catholic Church. I guess I asked for it.

So on this Palm Sunday, I’m going to take Julie Byrne’s suggestion that we think less about the pope and more about the people. After all, “the roil of Catholic opinion on the ground is the real show.”

Macklemore, famous for popping tags, grew up in a Catholic family in Seattle. Last year, he released the single “Same Love” during the campaign to legalize same-sex marriage in the state of Washington. Macklemore’s outspoken support for same-sex marriage stems from his Catholic childhood. He talks about it with Kurt Andersen on the radio show Studio 360.

Give it a listen:

And watch the video:

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