Archbishop Apologises For Carol Lyrics Mix Up Saying He Had Asked Printer To Use Notorious B.I.G, Not Tupac

Archbishop Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith today issued an apology for the mix-up which saw the Catholic Church print rapper Tupac Shakur’s version of Hail Mary, saying that he had requested Notorious B.I.G’s lyrics to be used in the hymnal instead.

Speaking on the furore, the Archbishop said, “We all know that Biggie believed in Christmas much more than Tupac.  His song Big Poppa is clearly about Santa Claus and Mo Money Mo Problems shines a light on how capitalism has taken over the festive season. It was not just Christmas – he was a believer and who can forget his track ‘Ten Crack Commandments’ from the album Life After Death. So we were keen to have one of his songs printed on the hymnal.”

“Unfortunately the young boy confused his dead rappers and chose Tupac instead. We are just grateful he didn’t pick something from Eazy-E. The only connection Tupac has with Christianity is that apparently he rose on the third day and is roaming the streets of Havana. There is suspicion that Tupac paid the boy a bribe to switch the lyrics as a means of signalling to the public that he is still alive. We are currently looking into the matter,” he added.

“I can also confirm we are not looking to rename the festive season as Cripsmas as a result of the rap infusion.”