Reply #33: Sometimes we crucify those who say the things that need to be said. [View All]

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As a lifelong Catholic, I had both my children baptized in the Presbyterian Church in our neighborhood. You're not supposed to do that as a Catholic. But then again, you're also not supposed to molest children from your own position of power and authority, either. That is NOT what Christ meant when He said (or was quoted as saying) "suffer the little children to come unto Me."

I saw that performance too. I didn't know Sinead O'Connor's background at the time. I thought it was pretty gutsy to do what she did on SNL - but I went to a free-wheeling art school and provocative performance art was what it was all about. I remember worrying though that her message was gonna get crowded out by the hysteria over her tearing up the photo of JP2. She picked a target who was appealing to many people so I knew the effective delivery of her message was going to be severely diluted - and twisted. Everybody was going to lemming straight toward the outrage factor while disregarding what motivated it.