When she tore up the photo of the Pope in protest of child abuse, she was pilloried by the media and basically run out of Ireland on a rail. On the opening of the next SNL "host Joe Pesci held up the photo, explaining that he had taped it back together, which gained applause. Pesci also said that if it had been his show, 'I would have gave her such a smack'."

In retrospect she was totally right, and Ireland is only now slowly coming to grips with precisely how much child rape was done as a direct result of our holding church officials above criticism or supervision. SNL approved everything about the performance, except she substituted a picture of a child with the pope. Maybe it was dishonest, but that seems like such a small concern in the face of a brave and moral act. It's easy to forget that we take the ability to freely criticize and speak out against the church in part due to actions like that.

People seem to get way too upset about ripping the image of an old dude wearing a dress.

Mock her all you want, in 3:16 she had more political impact then anyone who has ever posted here will ever have, ever... combined.

the funniest thing that ever happened on SNL

Ladies and gentlemen, we here at Saturday Night Live would like to apologize for Sinead O'Connor's actions earlier tonight. Here at SNL, we hold ourselves to the highest standards, and her reckless display was contrary to the spirit of intelligent satire you've come to expect. Thank you.


And now here's Chris Elliot as...

FARTO, THE FARTING GAY DOG

HE FARTS AND HE'S GAY

HE'S GAY AND HE FARTS

HE'S FARTO!

(Chris Elliot prances onstage in a dog costume)

Elliot: Wow, did anyone get a look at that Doberman backstage? Give THIS dog a bone! (He farts)

(Audience laughs, standing ovation.)

The carbon unit does not understand

FUCK YEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH

Balls of steel.