Sinead O'Connor renounces Catholicism and converts to Islam

[OnlinePoker]

IRISH singer Sinead O'Connor has revealed she has renounced Catholicism and converted to Islam, taking the new name "Shuhada' Davitt".

O'Connor, who last year changed her legal name to Magda Davitt, said she had ditched the Catholic Church for good in a message to fans on Twitter.

The 51-year-old was previously ordained a priest by a breakaway Catholic sect, the Irish Orthodox Catholic and Apostolic Church, in the late 1990s.

https://www.irishpost.com/entertainment/sinead-oconnor-renounces-catholicism-converts-islam-161261
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Because Islam is so much more accepting of women than the Catholic Church.

[thegoose]

1. Why convert to any religion?

The fucking opiate of the masses. As we see here in America, with all the religious extremists bending down to worship the orange mushroom. Yeah, right.

[Deuce]

18. Yep...my first thought.

[mulsh]

2. Peace be upon her, and may she finally achieve the anonymity she has desperately claimed to want to

achieve in oh so many interviews and press releases over so much of her very noisy and public career.

[Kaleva]

19. Issuing press releases like this is not the way to achieve anonymity.

It's a way to keep herself in the news.

[snowybirdie]

3. This unfortunate woman

has exhibited symptoms of mental illness for many years. Why does the media use her to sell newspapers? She doesn't need this, she needs care.

[FreeState]

22. This n/t

[HAB911]

31. +++++++++++

[LuvNewcastle]

33. Yes, it's sad.

She's bipolar, if I remember correctly, and needs meds. Her actions often contradict what she says, but she doesn't see it. I wish the press would do her a favor and ignore her.

[NurseJackie]

4. Oh good grief!

Because Islam is so much more accepting of women than the Catholic Church.

Exactly!!

[GWC58]

30. "Here's your berka. Now put it on!"

I don’t know what to say. 😳

[WhiskeyGrinder]

5. She deserves peace.

[Loryn]

6. This poor woman is mentally ill

She seems to medicate with religion.

[greatauntoftriplets]

7. What'll she convert to next?

A cargo cult, maybe.

[lapfog_1]

8. Scientology?

They like to attract celebrities.

[ck4829]

24. We already have a cargo cult - Trickle down economics

[Raine]

9. Oh geesh

[RhodeIslandOne]

10. Unfortunately, she suffers from deep mental illness

I doubt this will help.

[lindysalsagal]

11. Who?

Don't know her. Don't care. Gods are fake, anyway.

[dembotoz]

12. She deserves some respect

Look her up

[demmiblue]

13. A woman with a beautiful and strong voice...

who seems to be lost.

I wish her peace.

[leftstreet]

20. Indeed

[demmiblue]

37. Troy is my all-time favorite Sinead song.

[Iggo]

39. This is my current favorite.

Great singer and performer, and for the most part I try to ignore the rest...

[ck4829]

25. OK

[Codeine]

14. "Remember me?! Look at me!!"

Sadly no amount of religious convergence is going to make up for over a quarter of a century of irrelevance.

[NightWatcher]

15. Come to Pastafarianism. We have weed and pasta

Ditch the fairy tales and find peace in yourself after you realize we're a random chance flying through the universe on a big rock.

[RainCaster]

17. Touched by her noodly goodness

She would look good wearing the Holy Colander.

[a kennedy]

16. To bad so sad.....don't care.

[JCanete]

21. That feels pretty lateral. nt

[ck4829]

23. More power to her

[janterry]

27. She's a borderline, looking for some sense of center

this probably won't do it, in the long run. The brokenness is from the inside-out.

I hope her kids have a lot of stability throughout the rest of her family. She sure can't foster it

[dembotoz]

28. She needs to believe in something and Christianity let her down

She was way in front of the Catholic sex scandal in Ireland.
And it cost her her career
Something of a hero to those who stand up for what they believe

[Squinch]

29. Sinead O'Connor renouncing Catholicism is like Kenny getting killed on South Park.

[LuvNewcastle]

36. LOL! That's a very good analogy.

It was way back in 1992 when she tore up that picture of Pope John Paul II.

[Vinca]

32. 3 things come to mind: who cares, who cares, who cares?

[hatrack]

34. Uh . . . OK . . .

[SidDithers]

35. Like switching from heroin to cocaine...

You're still an addict.

Sid

[Iggo]

38. And I'm changing my allegiance from Santa Claus to Father Christmas.

Big whoop.