Happy Easter yall here's a thread of every time Madonna has referenced Catholicism in her career

Like A Virgin - not only did she start the trend of wearing the Rosary as a fashion accessory, she also dared to juxtapose virginity as a part of love not chastity.

Papa Don't Preach - a bold statement about women's rights to choose or not choose to have a baby angered the Pope so much he called for a boycott. This is the first time Madonna used God The Father in her music.

La Isla Bonita - while not overtly catholic, the mv makes heavy use of catholic imagery, like the Jesus painting the room with all the candles. It can also be seen as a reference to heaven

Who's That Girl Tour - Madonna included images of the pope and conservative politicians in her performance of Papa Don't Preach, ending the performance with "Safe Sex" in giant letters behind her

Like A Prayer - one of the most controversial songs and music videos of all time, madonna once again uses heavy Catholic imagery and makes a comparison of prayer to felatio. This angered many conservative religious groups

Like A Prayer album - while Catholicism is the exception not the rule, Madonna does tell a story of how her staunch Catholic upbringing affected her life and career, bringing up issues of oppression, depression, innocence and ultimately abuse and hate.

Oh Father - Madonna references God the Father to compare it to her abusive relationship with her own father. The song tells a story of seeking freedom and the mv shows her in a confession booth, which represents her seeking that freedom through God

Blonde Ambition Tour - of course the tour supporting Like A Prayer would make use of heavy catholic imagery, yet she took it further by simulating masturbation during Like A Virgin to employ the idea of sex as love in the context of church rules

Justify My Love - tho the references to prayer are minimal, it's the Beast Within Remix of this song that makes liberal use of the Bible. Quoting the book of Revelation in the context of this song, she makes the connect between waiting for a lover and waiting for Jesus

Sex book - throughout all the softcore pornographic images there's stories of shame are repression regarding sex, often accredited to Madonna's oppressive religious upbringing

Human Nature - released as a clapback to all the hate from Erotica, Madonna took a stand about her humanity and sexual nature by calling out the sexism inherent in the hate. Through the lense of her career you see that Catholicism is at the crux of the repression she expressed

Nothing Fails - after the birth of Lola Madonna dove deep into Khabalism and left Catholicism in the back. However with this song she employed the church choir to evoke a spiritual meaning to the love she felt, one she was missing in Catholicism