Encwadini ekhishwe iphephandaba semi-official of the I-Vatican, L'Osservatore Romano, indatshana ingatholakala ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ezedlule lapho i-ex-IBeatle ngokuba isikhiphile 1966, umusho iqembu lakhe elathi kuwo “ethandwa kakhulu kunoJesu uqobo".
"UbuKristu buzodlula… buyoba buncane futhi bunciphe futhi buphele. Angidingi nokuyixoxa. Ngiqinisile futhi isikhathi sizongifakazela ukuthi ngilungile.
Sithandwa kakhulu kunoJesu njengamanje. Angazi ukuthi ubani ozofa kuqala: i-Rock and roll noma ubuKristu. UJesu wayeyisibonelo kodwa abafundi bakhe babenenhlamba futhi bejwayelekile... yibo kanye, abahlanekezela yonke into, abamosha konke ngenxa yami.", kusho ilenoni Emuva lapho.
Ngakolunye uhlangothi, i-athikili okukhulunywa ngayo iyacacisa:
"Ukuphawula kwabe kungukuzikhangisa, okwethulwa umculi wesiNgisi osemncane osezingeni eliphezulu owakhula ngezinsuku zika-Elvis Presley kanye ne-rock and roll futhi wathola impumelelo engakaze yenzeke.".
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