Sinéad O’Connor often made headlines. One of the more memorable instances was when she tore up a photo of Pope John Paul II on Saturday Night Live in 1992, prompting public outcry. 'I knew there would be an aftermath,' she told CBC's Mark Kelley in 2010, adding that knowledge of the misconduct in the church was more commonly known in Ireland than in North America. | CBC News

Sinéad O'Connor told ET why she ripped up a photo of Pope John Paul II during 'Saturday Night Live' in October 1992. | Entertainment Tonight

Sinéad O’Connor often made headlines, but one of the more memorable instances was when she tore up a photo of Pope John Paul II on Saturday Night Live in 1992. O’Connor was an early critic of the Catholic Church, well before allegations of clerical sexual abuse were widely reported. “I knew there would be an aftermath,” she said on CBC’s Connect with Mark Kelley back in 2010, adding that knowledge of the misconduct in the church was more commonly known in Ireland than in North America. “At the t