in 1992, everyone thought Sinead O'Connor was nuts. now, maybe not so much. Her opinion piece in the Washington Post is here:
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one must realize that we Irish endured a brutal brand of Catholicism that revolved around the humiliation of children . . . I spent 18 months in An Grianán Training Centre, an institution in Dublin for girls with behavioral problems, at the recommendation of a social worker. An Grianán was one of the now-infamous church-sponsored "Magdalene laundries," which housed pregnant teenagers and uncooperative young women. We worked in the basement, washing priests' clothes in sinks with cold water and bars of soap. . . .
Irish Catholics are in a dysfunctional relationship with an abusive organization. The pope must take responsibility for the actions of his subordinates. . . . In Ireland, it is time we separated our God from our religion, and our faith from its alleged leaders.
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