RIP SinÃ©ad Oâ€™Connor (Shuhadaâ€™ Davitt), 56

**111prez** · July 27th, 2023 07:17 AM

Sinead O'Connor, Irish singer of 'Nothing Compares 2 U' and more, dead at 56, Irish media says | CNN

"Irish singer Sinéad O’Connor, who became as well known for her remarkable music as her personal struggles, has died, according to RTE, Ireland’s public broadcaster. She was 56. 

According to a family statement shared by RTE:

“It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Sinéad. Her family and friends are devastated and have requested privacy at this very difficult time.”

No cause of death was immediately available. CNN has reached out to representatives and family members for O’Connor.

Musical achievements

O’Connor was a vocalist known for her pure and crisp voice, paired with exceptional songwriting abilities that evoked her views on politics, spirituality, history and philosophy. Her first album, “The Lion and the Cobra,” was released to critical acclaim in 1987, but it was O’Connor’s 1990 sophomore album, “I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got” which broke her through as a well-known artist.

Her rendition of the Prince song “Nothing Compares 2 U” shot to No. 1 in 1990, buoyed by the iconic music video which featured O’Connor, with close-cropped hair and a dark turtleneck."

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**Monseratto** · July 27th, 2023 07:38 PM

It's her SNL "act" in 1992 which she is best remembered for. She protested the Roman Catholic Church's abuses against children in Ireland, which the Church kept it hidden. She was chastised ridiculed by many for it including Joe Pesci. The Church finally admitted for ***ual abuses in 2001 by no less than Pope JP2...

We now know that pedophile scandals were rampant during the era of Pope John Paul II, who chose to turn a blind eye. O’Connor was calling out the right person.

Before "Spotlight," before the worst of the American and Irish church scandals, O'Connor called it right and only got abuse in return.

The enemy has become very obvious since then. The revelation in 2018 that a Pennsylvania grand jury found that more than 1,000 children in six dioceses there had been molested by 300 Catholic priests over the past 70 years while successive church officials covered it up is truly shocking.

Imagine if 300 imams were named as *** abusers of children. The Muslim religion would likely be banned and the imams driven out or jailed.

There is no reason to believe that Pennsylvania is an outrider and that similar scandals were not omnipresent in other dioceses.

The 2018 report was sickening. “During the course of this investigation, the Grand Jury uncovered a ring of predatory priests operating within the [Pittsburgh] Diocese who shared intelligence or information regarding victims as well as exchanging the victims amongst themselves. This ring also manufactured child ****ography . . . [and] used whips, violence, and sadism in raping their victims.”

According to Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro, a boy named George, “was forced to stand on a bed in a rectory, strip naked and pose as Christ on the cross for the priests. They took photos of their victim, adding them to a collection of child ****ography which they produced and shared on church grounds.”

It proves that the culture of pedophilia goes very deep and covering it up was the immediate priority. We may only be scratching the surface, as the grand jury said it believed the “real number” of abused children there might be “in the thousands.”

O’Connor had the bravery to point out the reality of the pedophile scandal that would engulf the church. She tore up the pope's picture drawing massive protest down on herself.

A week after O'Connor tore up the Pope's picture, "Saturday Night Live" host Joe Pesci displayed the same torn photo during his monologue, saying he had taped it back together. He received huge applause.

Sinead O'Connor deserved an apology for blowback after SNL stunt

**BratPAQ** · July 27th, 2023 08:32 PM

Originally Posted by Monseratto

It's her SNL "act" in 1992 which she is best remembered for. She protested the Roman Catholic Church's abuses against children in Ireland, which the Church kept it hidden. She was chastised ridiculed by many for it including Joe Pesci. The Church finally admitted for ***ual abuses in 2001 by no less than Pope JP2...

Sinead O'Connor deserved an apology for blowback after SNL stunt

I wonder what was the real plan was on SNL, no applause in the end and I think I heard someone said "shît" as if they are not expecting that.