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Lauryn Hill Criticizes the Vatican 

While in the States, church may only influence politics, in Europe, the church and government seem to be more of a unified entity. So, it came as quite a shock to the nation of Italy in 2003, when, during the taping of a Christmas concert in Vatican City, reclusive singer Lauryn Hill lashed out at the Catholic Church over the recent child sexual abuse and rape scandal surrounding Catholic priests in the U.S.