Melanie Martinez Grew Up Christian. Then She Wrote 'The Vatican'.

Melanie Martinez's HADES is one of 2026's most provocative albums, and The Vatican is its most distressing track for Christians. In this video I break down what the album is actually doing, where The Vatican goes badly wrong, and what the backstory of an artist who wrote Christian songs at 13 reveals about our call to be salt and light in the world. What does the Bible say about secular music? 🤔🎵 →    • 5 Bible Verses Made Me Quit Secular Music ...   💌⊹₊⋆☁️.⋆˚𝜗𝜚 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐥! ❤️ Patreon →   / jessiahmarielle   (NOTE: Use a web browser for this link if you're an iOS user because they mark up the price when you purchase using your phone! ☹️) 🎨🤭 Christian Posters FOR YOU! → https://www.etsy.com/sg-en/shop/GodsL... 🎧 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜: 🗝️💖 The CHRISTIAN MUSIC VAULT → https://tinyurl.com/thechristianmusic... 🎀 Christian Spotify Playlists → https://open.spotify.com/user/jesssiiah 💌⊹₊⋆☁️.⋆˚𝜗𝜚 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐁𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠, (𝐩𝐬𝐬𝐭! 𝐢𝐭'𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮!) HADES is one of the most provocative albums of 2026, and The Vatican in particular has left a lot of believers feeling unsettled in ways they couldn't fully articulate. but what most people don't know is that Melanie Martinez was writing Christian songs at thirteen years old. and that changes everything about how we should respond. so if The Vatican disturbed you but you weren't quite sure how to process it as a Christian… whether to be angry, to grieve, or to say nothing at all, this video is for you. by the end of it, you'll understand what the album is actually trying to do, exactly where The Vatican goes wrong theologically, and most importantly, what it reveals about our own call to be salt and light in the world. this isn't a video about outrage, but about conviction. and about what it looks like to be the kind of Christian that makes songs like The Vatican harder to write. 🤍 Sending all my love, Jessiah P.S. If you've read this far… have you ever encountered someone in your own life who walked away from the faith because of how the church treated them? what do you think you can do for them, so they can experience a true representation of Jesus instead? i'd love to hear your heart on this :) 🫂💌 P.P.S. if you’re a regular viewer of mine and you’re looking for a Christian artist with similar production/vibes to melanie, the closest i’ve found so far to her recent work is “Midnight Oil” by Tommee Profitt and Fleurie. it’s not a perfect one-to-one match, so i decided not to include it in the video… but let me know what you think! :D 💌⊹₊⋆☁️.⋆˚𝜗𝜚 𝐈'𝐦 𝐉𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞 :) 🌷 I give you godly replacements to your favourite secular music, so you can walk away from worldly influence and into God’s love 💌 I’ve cut off secular music for almost 2 years now, and it’s absolutely transformed my relationship with God. So I want to help you do that too ;) Here’s to deepening your identity in Christ, and building a life that walks in truth, not trends. 🌷Subscribe and join the community where we live to Make His Love Known :) 💌🕊️ God bless 🫶🏽 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐲 𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 (𝐩𝐬𝐬𝐭! 𝐢𝐭'𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮!): 18,815 💌 💌⊹₊⋆☁️.⋆˚𝜗𝜚 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐨! 🔖 Study the Bible with me & get updated on the channel! → https://t.me/Godsloveletter 🎨 Etsy! → https://www.etsy.com/shop/jessiahspos... 🖥️ Website! → https://beacons.ai/jessiahmarielle 📸 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/jessiahmari... 🎧 Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/user/jesssii... 💌⊹₊⋆☁️.⋆˚𝜗𝜚 𝐓𝐚𝐠𝐬: #secularmusic #christianplaylist #christianadvice #setapart #walkwithgod #christianlifestyle #christianity #christianmusic #worshipmusic #godlymusic #christianpop #worshipsongs #MusicDiscernment #ChristianWomen #biblical #ChristianMindset #christianteen #christiangirl #melaniemartinez #TheVatican #HADES #SaltAndLight #ChristianReaction #ChristianDiscernment 🎧 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐋𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐬 Music by @allanvitt.pv on Instagram - https://payhip.com/AllanVittor Romanticized Burnout - https://thmatc.co/?l=9D50C928 Quiet Quits and Quiet Nights - https://thmatc.co/?l=DC95BA26 Lost Me - https://thmatc.co/?l=F8A43AC9 Alone Together, Maybe - https://thmatc.co/?l=C0BA4A36 Typing and Deleting - https://thmatc.co/?l=6800ADEB When the City Never Sleep - https://thmatc.co/?l=55F7930E 🖱️ 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐬 Video Edited by [email protected] Patreon Animation by @VOIDBYFX on X Some media used in this video may include public domain materials or clips used for commentary and educational purposes. 💌 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐞𝐧𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 → [email protected]