Sinead O'Connor asks Pope to let her become a priest Agence France-Press LONDON (May 5, 1999) Irish singer Sinead O'Connor has written an open letter to the Pope asking the Roman Catholic Church to allow women priests, the Daily Telegraph newspaper reported on Thursday. O'Connor, 32, who was ordained as a priest by a dissident Catholic group last month, wrote: "I beg you in all humility before God to endorse me and women generally for the priesthood." In a long and rambling missive to Pope John Paul II from a "very naughty Irish girl," she also apologized for her past behavior, which included once publicly ripping up his picture during an appearance on "Saturday Night Live," the newspaper said.