At the start of 1989 Madonna unveiled her new single 'Like A Prayer' – it was to be her most controversial moment yet and a defining career moment. The video featured burning crosses, stigmata and Madonna kissing a black Jesus. The Vatican slammed it for overtly linking eroticism with religion. In the light of the video, drinks company Pepsi revoked their sponsorship of Madonna.
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