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Some public figures used their position to agitate change. In 1992, singer-songwriter Sinéad O’Connor ripped up a picture of Pope John Paul II, frustrated at the denial of Catholic abuse. Conservative Ireland wasn’t ready to hear the truth. Vilified, threatened and ridiculed for sacrilege, today she would have been feted for courage and fortitude. Fellow musicians said, “She was harassed simply for being herself.
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