One social media critic replied, “Using A.I. to depict Madonna with the Pope raises questions about ethics and respect in digital art,” and another added, “This is insanely disrespectful and weird and I am not even Catholic.”
Over the years, Madonna has had run-ins with the Catholic Church in the past, particularly in relation with her 1989 music video for “Like a Prayer,” which was banned by the Vatican. In 2022, she also claimed she was a “good Catholic” despite having allegedly been “excommunicated three times” in an odd message penned to the head of the Catholic Church.