Sinead O Connor - WAR - SNL

**note** I am claiming fair use of this work. This video is posted exclusively for educational and analytical reasons.

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Long before it became common knowledge that the Catholic Church supports and covers up child abuse and child rape, Sinead O'Connor shocked the world by calling out the Pope as the leader of an evil organization on The sketch comedy/music TV show Saturday Night Live.

The audience, in disbelief, was silent as her last note fell and she ripped up a photo of the pontiff.

She was lambasted in the press, and even pop-fame-machine Madonna found a reason to insult and dismiss her in an effort to pander to a nation that was not yet ready to know the truth about the RCC.

Years later, we would all find out just why Sinead was so angry.

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[Billy Ishgay]

I disagree with her method but do agree the Pope was "evil" for not doing anything about child abuse in the church

[TFYFWYA]

you disagree with her method? What, she should have asked the pope nicely to stop the child rape?

[Rizzolification]

Why is the option to like this video not working?

[TFYFWYA]

neither the like or dislike buttons are enabled for this video. it's not presented for approval or disapproval, but rather to educate the public about what Sinead did.

[TFYFWYA]

oh, and by the way, I know it makes all you pope lovers really angry to hear this, but people take child rape VERY SERIOUSLY. So I'm not too worried about being destroyed by false "facts" passed around by people like you.

[TFYFWYA]

Madonna pretended to be offended by Sinead, but she was just pandering to the American audience that was very shocked by a forthright protest against an organized religion.

[brianbakunin]

One of the top ten greatest moments in the history of American national television. Disagree? Suck it.



[Isaac Guitartistician]

Idiot.

[velvoo]

Everything u just said...makes her a true artist in every sense of the word

[velvoo]

The opposite, I'm a wiccan and agree whole heartedly with you and her!

[velvoo]

Preach!

[velvoo]

I disagree 'cause what Sinead did was calm, restrained and dignified unlike many so called artisits who parade about simulating sex or defacing religious artefacts to look 'important' or 'edgy'.

[TFYFWYA]

what she did was right. calling out child rapists is always right, no matter where you do it. If you come back here and use a word like "bitchy" again, I will ban you. So stop acting like a rape loving asshole, OK?

[Guineveire LOVE]

What she did wasn't right, because she did it live on SNL. She shouldn't have done that, Lorne Michaels is a busy man and a hard worker, the fact that she would disrespect his show like that after he invited her on and offend the Catholic host I think is a selfish, self-righteous, and frankly bitchy thing to do. Wanna make a statement? Start a protest or a boycott and tell the news about it, the people who deal with scandal and drama. All she did was embarass herself and SNL.

[Nick V]

I remember when she was at some concert honoring a musician, and she did something like this and got booed off stage while crying

[bble4321]

i would do anything to see the faces of the cast and crew after this happend