The Courier-Journal
October 26, 1992, Monday - METRO Edition

'SINEAD BRIGADE' COMES TO RESCUE

   After two weeks of steady bashing, Sinead O'Connor got some support yesterday
from a group that tore up pictures of Pope John Paul II in front of St.
Patrick's Cathedral in New York City.

   Calling themselves the "Sinead Brigade," about a dozen women and several men
from different activist groups held a brief protest outside the church as
Cardinal John J. O'Connor said Mass inside.

   "We are here to demonstrate our support for Sinead O'Connor in her efforts to
expose the Catholic hierarchy as agents of oppression, and to say that there are
many, many people who stand with her in this," said Mary Lou Greenberg of the
group Refuse and Resist!

   Two weeks ago, the Irish singer tore up a picture of the pope on "Saturday
Night Live." She said she wanted to draw attention to child abuse, which she
believes stems in part from Catholic Church dogma because it leads to unwanted
children.