Sinéad O’Connor rips up a photo of Pope John Paul II on Saturday Night Live - October 3rd, 1992

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On this day in 1992, at the end of her performance on Saturday Night Live, Irish singer-songwriter Sinéad O’Connor shocked the audience and viewers at home by tearing up a photo of Pope John Paul II.