I would say he's "Camp Catholic" due to his upbringing and it explains why he feels so at home in Latin American/Mediterranean culture. I think that makes sense. I hope it's okay to speculate a bit about his religious attachment!To me, he seems to be quite religious. Always crossing himself onstage, and wearing crosses, referencing God. And let’s not forget when his mother was ill.
Goths or punks, for instance, wore crosses and rosary beads around their necks purposefully to mock religion. Morrissey’s use of the cross also tends to feel satirical, especially when he’s playing with it on stage, twirling it around, during Jack the Ripper no less. I also doubt that catholics would approve of his priest dress-up.To me, he seems to be quite religious. Always crossing himself onstage, and wearing crosses, referencing God. And let’s not forget when his mother was ill.
Goths or punks, for instance, wore crosses and rosary beads around their necks purposefully to mock religion. Morrissey’s use of the cross also tends to feel satirical, especially when he’s playing with it on stage, twirling it around. I also doubt that catholics would approve of his priest dress-up.
As indicated by the ambiguous "I Have Forgiven Jesus" his feelings towards religion are probably complicated, he doesn’t quite buy the image of the "all-loving heavenly father", with all the suffering he manages to instil upon his "loved" - but may still feel attached to some spiritual elements of the faith, or even some of the doctrine. I don’t believe he’s religious in the traditional sense.
He's openly a Christian.
I would say he's "Camp Catholic" due to his upbringing and it explains why he feels so at home in Latin American/Mediterranean culture. I think that makes sense. I hope it's okay to speculate a bit about his religious attachment!
IHFJ and the priest outfit was nearly 20 years ago. I get the feeling he has become more religious in recent years. I thought it was overwhelmingly apparent when his mother was dying.Goths or punks, for instance, wore crosses and rosary beads around their necks purposefully to mock religion. Morrissey’s use of the cross also tends to feel satirical, especially when he’s playing with it on stage, twirling it around. I also doubt that catholics would approve of his priest dress-up.
As indicated by the ambiguous "I Have Forgiven Jesus" his feelings towards religion are probably complicated, he doesn’t quite buy the image of the "all-loving heavenly father", with all the suffering he manages to instil upon his "loved" - but may still feel attached to some spiritual elements of the faith, or even some of the doctrine. I don’t believe he’s religious in the traditional sense.
IHFJ and the priest outfit was nearly 20 years ago. I get the feeling he has become more religious in recent years. I thought it was overwhelmingly apparent when his mother was dying.
Exactly."There's always time to change, son "... even between the stirrup and the ground.
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