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ashtar. - 2014-05-03

Fallen, immoral women being punished by strict, sexually repressed nuns. Much less sexy than I anticipated.


Binro the Heretic - 2014-05-03

Sinead O'Connor was subjected to a Magdalane home which probably didn't improve her view of Catholocism.


Rosebeekee - 2014-05-03

I am amazed at the number of people I've met who hate her but didn't know the reason why she tore up the pope's photo.


Binro the Heretic - 2014-05-03

The following week on SNL, Joe Pesci hosted. In his opening monologue, he presented the repaired picture of the Pope then said if he had been there, he would have, "snatched her by her...eyebrows," (laughs from the audience) "and gave her such a smack." (applause from the audience)

I have thought much less of him ever since.


baleen - 2014-05-03

Joe Pesci's Oscar acceptance speech makes up for Sinead O'Connor's bipolar, manic pope picture tearing.

As for the actual reason why Sinead ripped up the Pope's picture:

“When the Boomtown Rats went to No. 1 in England with Rat Trap, Geldof went on Top of The Pops and ripped up a photo of John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John, who had been No. 1 for weeks and weeks before (with ‘Summer Nights’ from the Grease soundtrack, which topped the UK charts for seven weeks in 1978).

“And I thought, ‘Yeah, f#&*! What if someone ripped up a picture of the Pope?’ Half of me was just like, ‘Jesus, I’d love to just see what’d happen’.”


Truly inspiring.


Binro the Heretic - 2014-05-03

Doesn't alter what Pesci said. I have little use for people who threaten violence because they felt insulted.

And I was raised Catholic, so believe me when I say FUCK THE POPE AND FUCK THE CHURCH. From refusing to help Jews and Russians escape the holocaust to keeping contraceptives out of Africa to refusing to get involved in Ireland to covering up child rape to general oppression and brutality throughout the centuries, they have more than earned some scorn. And fuck anyone who says they will commit violence against those who defy or offend their religion.

Okay, Francis seems okay so far. Maybe if there had been more Popes like him, I might still be Catholic.

I said MIGHT, mind you.


baleen - 2014-05-03

My Catholic parents (my dad is a converted Jew) feel the same way I think. They look at things through a larger historical lens. I do think the Church moves far slower than we'd like. There is no shortage of condemnation of the Vatican from within. It's a pretty mixed bag as I'm sure you know. Francis does seem like what needs to happen if the Vatican is to remain relevant. Whether or not its genuine or will mark a real change only time will tell. These are the same cardinals that put a calculating businessman and former nazi in charge, so I'm as skeptical as anyone.


Gmork - 2014-05-03

Joe Pesci is a good actor(kind of) not a good person.


Gmork - 2014-05-03

My mom was raised strict catholic. My best friend was raised strict catholic.

IT ALWAYS BACKFIRES. My mom went super new age and my best friend is into satanic thrash metal.


That guy - 2014-05-03

I'm more or less amazed that this wasn't on here yet.


The Mothership - 2017-05-03

Ireland.


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