Why Bob Dylan's Lyrical Genius Was Ignored By The Vatican Poem by DM W

The dogmatic, pedantic Vatican frowned on
Bob Dylan, being chosen for the Nobel Prize
In Literature, back in 2016.
Ostensibly, because he wasn't considered
'High brow' enough for its refined tastes. Indeed its
Officious mandarins suggested that it
Should have been presented instead to what they deemed
To be a ' real' novelist. But could the real reason
For their scepticism, be perhaps because, they
Couldn't care less, unlike Christ, who they claim to worship,
About the iniquities of social injustice.
Dylan's lyrics clearly spoke bleak biblical truths
And embodied the fiery rage of the prophets.
They mirrored their troubled times and they constantly
Questioned prevailing orthodoxies. These social
Virtues seem to be, in my eyes at least, why Dylan
Was patronised and vilified. His mere presence
Amidst the conservative powers that be, is
Perhaps what the Vatican hierarchy was,
And still is, incredibly afraid ofn