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An Italian priest who runs amusic labelspecializing in religious songs said on Monday that Michael Jackson could be one of several artists to sing on a CD of Pope John Paul II's prayers, but cautioned that the project is "only a small idea" that has yet to be run by the Vatican for approval.
The label has in past years produced CDs of famous actors reciting poems composed by the latepontiff. Now, theRev.Giuseppe Moscati said he is considering producing a CD in which singers perform songs withlyricsdrawn from 24 prayerspennedby John Paul.
"It is only a hope, an idea," Moscati said in a telephone interview. He stressed that the recording label would have to buy the rights from the Vatican.
"We still have to propose this to the Vatican," Moscati said. He added that any production would have to show "respect for the greatness of John Paul."
The priest said music industry contacts of his had inquired about Jackson's participation, but said, "we haven't met him or heard from him."
Jackson spokeswoman Raymone K. Bain said that "about a year ago, (Jackson) was contacted by the Vatican to work on some music. Because he was in trial at the time, he was not able to focus on it."
The pop star was acquitted in June of child molestation charges in California after a five-month trial.
Bain added: "I am not aware there has been any recent inquiry."
However, she later reversed herself in a statement in which she said that Jackson had not had any discussions about the project with the Vatican or with the label.
"Michael Jackson is unaware of this project, and news reports stating otherwise are completely erroneous," she said.
Moscati said he thought the "image" created by the Jackson trial could be lessened by including other singers in the project. He declined to name other artists who might contribute.
(Agencies)
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本周一，一位意大利牧師說，邁克爾·杰克遜有望和其他幾位藝術家一起合制一張唱片，演唱教皇約翰·保羅二世的詩文，該牧師經營的唱片公司專門錄制宗教歌曲。但這位意大利牧師言語謹慎，聲明這樣計劃"僅是未成形的想法"，還需征求梵蒂岡方面的同意。
在最近幾年里，該唱片公司制作了若干張由知名演員吟誦的詩歌唱片，這些詩文均是已故教皇保羅二世的作品。朱塞佩·莫斯卡蒂牧師說，他目前考慮制作一張唱片，由歌手來吟唱保羅所執筆的24篇詩文。
"這只是一種愿望，或者說是一種想法，"莫斯卡蒂在電話采訪中說道。他強調，唱片公司最后必須從梵蒂岡手中購得版權。
莫斯卡蒂說："我們首先必須把這項計劃提交給梵蒂岡。"他又補充到，所有作品必須表達"對偉大教皇約翰·保羅的敬意之情"。
據這位牧師透漏，他在音樂界的熟人已經詢問杰克遜是否愿意加盟，但莫斯卡蒂說："我們并未見到杰克遜本人，也沒有得到他的回音。"
杰克遜的女發言人雷蒙·K·巴恩說："一年前，梵蒂岡曾經聯系杰克遜制作音樂，但他當時正在受審，沒有把精力放在這件事上。"
當時，這位流行歌王被指控"猥褻兒童"，在加州經歷了長達5個月的審訊，并于六月份被宣布無罪釋放。
巴恩表示："我并不知悉最近有誰邀請杰克遜"。
然而，后來她又改變了早先的說法，她說杰克遜沒有就此方案與梵蒂岡或該唱片公司進行商談。
她說："邁克爾·杰克遜不知道這項計劃，或者是新聞報道純屬子虛烏有。"
莫斯卡蒂說，他認為該計劃吸納其他歌手加盟，有助于淡化杰克遜"受審事件"對唱片造成的不良影響。但他拒絕透露這些歌手的姓名。
(中國日報網站編譯)
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