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Posted on 03/24/2010 2:20:32 PM PDT by Steelfish
Sinead O'Connor: 'There Should Be A Full Criminal Investigation of The Pope'
Years after her controversial 'Saturday Night Live' appearance, the Irish singer is still at odds with the Catholic Church, saying it must come clean about sexual-abuse allegations.
By Henry Chu
March 24, 2010 Reporting from Bray, Ireland - She shot to fame 20 years ago with her shaved head, chiseled cheeks and haunting rendition of the song "Nothing Compares 2 U." Then she gained notoriety when she tore up a photo of Pope John Paul II on American TV, calling him "the enemy" and urging people to fight child abuse.
Sinead O'Connor is still singing. And she's still speaking out against abuse -- only now her 1992 stunt on "Saturday Night Live" almost seems prescient as the Roman Catholic Church faces a growing catalog of complaints about child sexual and physical assault by priests in her Irish homeland and across Europe.
Such mistreatment was rampant here in Ireland, going back decades. By 1987, the Irish church was alarmed enough that it took out an insurance policy against future lawsuits and claims for compensation stemming from sexual-abuse allegations.
This past weekend, Pope Benedict XVI issued a "pastoral letter" apologizing to the flock in Ireland for the church's past failures. He did not outline any disciplinary action against the bishops who many here say covered up priestly misdeeds, though on Wednesday he accepted the resignation of Bishop John Magee, who had been accused of failing to report suspected pedophile priests to police. The pope also pinned no blame on the Vatican itself for a culture of secrecy that critics say it deliberately fostered.
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Maybe we could get like an Inquisition thing going!
Because the Church is so medieval and all.
I surrender. What’s the charge?
Why doesn’t this disgusting hag give it up, already?
We’ll get right on that.. /s
Just a great post!
well now she’s an expert
I feel sorry for her. I think she’s mentally ill.
Nice voice, and pretty too (when she has hair).
Just sad.
I would put this in the stopped clock category. I can’t disagree with the need for an investigation.
“Sinead O’Connor is still singing” but she’s not selling. Hence...
great song i have it on my ipod price wrote it for her
Go crawl under a rock, Sinead! Your 15 min., of fame have been long gone...
she’s only saying what others are saying
I thought she was made into some kind of pope?
Yup! That’s her!
John W: “There Should Be A Full Criminal Investigation of Sinead O’Connor”
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