That post about heresy reminded me about this year's Ukrainian Eurovision entry. It could have been controversial, if there weren't bigger things going on. The Teresa & Maria in the lyrics are Mother Teresa, Saint Teresa of Calcutta, and Mary, Mother of God.
All the divas were born as human beings
I think it's very funny in English to call the virgin Mary a diva, but apparently that's what they call her in Ukraine. Diva Maria - "diva" comes from the Latin for goddess. Anyway, controversies that never were:
- Mother Teresa might have been canonised, but she's faced a lot more criticism in recent years.
- It turns out that Catholics don't really think Mary was Just Like Us. Apparently, she was born without original sin. Wild.