Superstar Madonna has been branded "disrespectful" by Catholics after dedicating her risqué song Like A Virgin to The Pope at a recent live show.

The controversial singer, who comes from a devout Italian Catholic family but now follows the Kabbalah faith, dedicated her 1984 hit to Pope Benedict XVI at the Rome, Italy stop on her Sticky & Sweet world tour on Saturday. She told the crowd: "I dedicate this song to the Pope because I'm a child of God. All of you are also children of God."

The Italian media called the dedication to the pontiff a surprising provocation, with Catholics insisting the remark was "disrespectful".

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