Sinead O'Connor and the Pope incident

[Robert]

Sinead O'Connor and the Pope incident

Okay, I know this video is old news, but does anyone know her motive for ripping up that picture of the Pope?

Rob

[phkrause]

Very interesting video rob. I'm not sure of the reason, but I think if we listen to the words very carefully I think we'll have a better idea. My thoughts.

pk

[cricket]

Sometimes the answer is readily available. From the same link as the video, the description of the video reads:

Quote:

On October 3, 1992, Sinead O'Connor appeared on Saturday Night Live as a musical guest. She sang an a cappella version of the Bob Marley song "War" in protest over the sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic Church.

In the song, she changed the lyric that said "racism" to "child abuse". As you can see, she concluded the performance by holding up a photo of Pope John Paul II to the camera and singing the word "Evil!". She then ripped the photo into shreds in front of a speechless audience. She yells "Fight the real enemy!" before blowing out the candles and exiting the stage.

NBC, to this day, refuses to rebroadcast this sequence.