Vatican invites Katy Perry to talk about Transcendental Meditation

.@katyperry was feted by the #Vatican last week and sat in the place normally reserved for the Pope and Church leaders during Synods in order to take part in a discussion on transcendental meditation. No Church rep was present during panel https://t.co/F71zpt42gw @dianemontagna

— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) May 2, 2018

On day three of the Vatican conference, Perry joined a discussion on “Impacting Children’s Health Through Meditation Globally” with her mentor, Bob Roth, CEO of the David Lynch Foundation. 

Roth is also the mentor to Oprah Winfrey and Dr. Oz on Transcendental Meditation (full talk below). Roth’s organization was connected to the “meditating eye” charm bangles that were distributed to some participants at the beginning of the conference. 

Also in the gift pack was a book promoting Transcendental Meditation that the Vatican tried to block. 

“They did manage to distribute these gifts through (at least) one hotel where some conference participants were staying,” said a Vatican official involved with the event. 

“Many other guests distributed their own materials to fellow attendees, as is the nature of these events.” 

Perry, who later was treated to a royal tour of the Vatican by Archbishop Paul Tighe, secretary of the Pontifical Council for Culture, also met the Pope, accompanied by her boyfriend, the movie actor, Orlando Bloom, and Perry’s mother. 

“For Katy Perry to speak about Transcendental Meditation from the same seat used by the Pope during major Church meetings is symbolic of the chaos, disorientation and scandal that marks this pontificate,” a source close to the Vatican told LifeSiteNews. 

“It would be one thing to have her presence moderated by a Church leader, but to have the podium given over to celebrity TM proponents with no Church voice to counter them is unconscionable.” 

The source added: “It’s tragically emblematic of today’s culture: when the Church chooses to be absent, the world steps in to fill the vacuum.”