Sinead O'Connor rips into Irish Catholic Church again

IrishCentral.com ^ | 12/8/09 | Kenneth Haynes

[noozguy1]

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.

"On behalf of all Irish artists... Though most have kept their mouth shut.. I demand the Irish government expel the Papal Nuncio and recall the Irish ambassador from Vatican City in order to respect the people of Ireland who are outraged by the contempt displayed by the Vatican for the suffering endured by survivors of clerical abuse and for the people of Ireland in general. I demand also the Pope himself stand down for his contemptible silence on the matter and his acts of non cooperation with the enquiry."

[j-damn]

*Have you been drinking?*

Very intelligent comeback—with wit like yours on our side, it’s no wonder the Democrats run the country.

Maybe you should *start* drinking.

[Lancey Howard]

Good grief! You telling me Sinead O’Connor has turned into that dumpy... thing?

[Running On Empty]

Thanks, Mrs. Don-o.

You are always there with the right response and with the right attitude.

[Mrs. Don-o]

"A-OK"? No, not at all. My point is that this disgusting crime--- homosexual males preying on young men and boys --- is very widespread, and not at all characteristic of the Castholic Church per se. I have passed along the published findings of the criminal investigators in this regard.

The existence of abusers in any church, any school, anywhere, is a source of shame, anger and indignation to me as it is to you and to very decent person.

I refer you to #46 for further accurate insights along these lines.