 While in Italy , Madonna met some of her relatives from Pacentro , the village in which her grandfather and grandmother , Gaetano and Michelina Ciccone had been married . However , it was not the glorious home coming that she had expected ; some of her relatives made it very clear that they were scandalized by her appearance and behavior . One good thing came from the visit , there were talks of making her an honorary citizen of the town . Ultimately , a statue of Madonna , wearing conical bra was elected in her name , at the center of the town . The Vatican was outraged by the plans of erecting the statue , with the Pope 's spokesperson commenting : " The statue would be too sexy and might corrupt the morals of Italy 's fine young people . " 
