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Sinead O'Connor rips into Irish Catholic Church again on child-abuse scandal

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KENNETH HAYNES
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Published Tuesday, December 8, 2009, 8:21 AM
Updated Tuesday, December 8, 2009, 3:41 PM
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IrishCentral editors received an email last night from Irish singer Sinead O'Connor — who once infamously ripped a photo of Pope John Paul II on "Saturday Night Live" in a bizarre protest against the Catholic Church — in which she rips into the Church again, and with seething rage.

In the email, which longtime Irish Voice music writer Mike Farragher verified is genuine in a telephone call with the star, O'Connor, 49, says she speaks "on behalf of all Irish artists" in protest against the child and sex-abuse scandal in which the Irish Catholic Church is currently embroiled.

As angry as her "letter to the editor" is, O'Connor went even farther in her conversation this morning with Farragher.

“I feel strongly that we are proud of our faith and feel completely betrayed,” she told him. “They are withholding documents still. When they are asked to produce anything, there has been no reply, not even a refusal.

"'The Pope does not comment on these matters’ is what they say. That has made people even angrier. There is talk about calling for a boycott of Mass next Sunday. It will send a message if no one is in the pews. There is also talk about having the Irish ambassador withdrawn from the Vatican.

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Posted by Christisall on Feb 04, 2010, 08:05 PM EST
So low a percentage of abusive priests and this broad would haveone think that all priests are abusive. I think she is abusive and crude and loud and disgusting. . .
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Posted by Christisall on Feb 04, 2010, 08:04 PM EST
Someone needs to rip into her, the dumb and uselss broad. . .She is a pathetic individual who craves attention and negative attention will suffice.
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Posted by Rwnevnstr on Feb 04, 2010, 12:27 PM EST
She would be one to demand the Pope will enshrine such people into the priesthood in the name of 'Human Rights' and equality. Where is her outrage at the much larger numbers of pedophiles in schools? Her 'priesthood' gets no more validity by criticizing the Pope than it had without it. She just gets attention...
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Posted by jacersisityourself on Dec 15, 2009, 04:26 PM EST
If I may be forgiven to suggest so, perhaps scarab23 would look over his shoulder and not Sinead's pie-in-the sky God, and find forgiveness for what he's been through? And stop spreading vileness against believers? I was through 10 years of Christian Brothers' education and not once in that time did I come across sexual abuse or stories of it. I am sorry he suffered abuse, because it could have been me instead of him and my heart and prayers go out to his hating heart. God still loves you scarab23, despite yr hatred, whether you like it or not. Turn to Him and not Sinead.
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Posted by scarab23 on Dec 14, 2009, 08:18 AM EST
Sinead - I agree with all of what yu say, except for that magical thinking still lodged in your brain about some pie-in-the-sky god waiting to have words with us when we die. I gave you more credit than that. Guess it was misplaced. I do love your music and bravery, however, and will overlook the other.
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Posted by MontRoyalle on Dec 12, 2009, 04:11 PM EST
Whilst I agree that the Murphy Report has fully exposed the ills of many priests and the cover up by Bishops; Sineid O'Connor is no one to talk. Many agree that abortion is abuse of the pre born. It is also worthy of note that, because of neglect of her own children she lost custody to John Waters.


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