“Christianity will go,” he said. “It will vanish and shrink … Jesus was all right, but his disciples were thick and ordinary.” The Beatles’ disciples could never, of course, be that.

The Beatles might have written the most famous pseudo-gospel song of all time: “Let It Be.” It’s easy to mistake “Let It Be” for a Christian tune, considering it has a gospel soundscape.

“Christianity will go ... popular than Jesus” comments would resurface on the eve of the US tour after Beatles press man Tony Barrow offered the band’s Evening Standard interviews (all ...

“Christianity will go,” Lennon said ... and now it’s all this.” The Beatles did have a cult-like following, which is probably what Lennon was going for when he mentioned the group ...