"Madonna Blasted for Concert Crucifixion" - AP

From the AP:

LOS ANGELES -- Less than 12 hours after Madonna crucified herself on a mirrored cross, the Catholic League expressed its discontent with the concert stunt.

The controversial diva wore a crown of thorns and sang while hanging from a cross during Sunday night's opener of her "Confessions" world tour at The Forum in Inglewood.

"Knock off the Christ-bashing," Catholic League president Bill Donohue said in a statement Monday. "It's just pathetic." [More...]

But apparently it didn't really touch a nerve in the audience:

The crucifixion appeared to puzzle many of her LA audience rather than offend them, though, as the singer made no attempt to explain the meaning of the imagery.

The show also featured a montage juxtaposing shots of Tony Blair and George Bush with footage of Adolf Hitler, Osama bin Laden and Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe. [source]

Oh well, when she runs out of ideas, defaming Christianity is her default mode I guess.

Update: For once, the Church of England agrees with me:

"Why would someone with so much talent seem to feel the need to promote herself by offending so many people?" said the Church in a statement. [source]

Last but not least, a picture of Madonna on her "cross". (and a fairly scathing review, to boot)