Sanremo 2022, bishop against Achille Lauro and his 'self-baptism'

Il bishop of Sanremo, Msgr. Antonio Suetta, criticizes the performance of Achille Lauro which “unfortunately confirmed the bad turn that this singing event and, in general, the world of entertainment, including public service, have taken for some time. The painful performance of the first singer once again mocked and profaned the sacred signs of the Catholic faith, evoking the gesture of Baptism in a dull and desecrating context ".

"I felt it was my duty - says the bishop - to denounce once again how the public service cannot and should not allow such situations, still hoping that, at an institutional level, someone will intervene".

Last year the bishop criticized Achille Lauro for his song. All'Ansa added: “Just pay the Rai license fee. Can we not, in fact, find ourselves faced with a mandatory fee on the electricity bill, only to be offended at home and this would be a public service? ".

"I respect the criticism of the Bishop but Achille Lauro's self-baptism did not upset me and I say this as a very believing person". He said it Amadeus responding to the criticism of the religious. “We can't think of being detached from current events, but I don't think he disrespects anyone. An artist must be able to express himself freely ”, he concluded.

To open the 72st Sanremo Festival was Achille Lauro with the song Sunday. at the end of the performance, the Veronese singer spilled water from a metal shell on his face, simulating a baptism.