"Child Abuse! Yeah! Child Abuse! Yeah." After O'Connor's untimely death I reflect on why I, a survivor of child abuse, couldn't hear this line in her famous 1992 SNL performance of "War." Rest In Power.
Thank you for this insightful essay, Nick. I must beg to differ in one regard: many of us who had been abused by the Catholic Church heard her--excruciatingly and gratefully. She has been a beacon of truth and powerful rebellion for me for my entire adult life. I am heartbroken at her passing and eternally grateful to her.
Thank you for this insightful essay, Nick. I must beg to differ in one regard: many of us who had been abused by the Catholic Church heard her--excruciatingly and gratefully. She has been a beacon of truth and powerful rebellion for me for my entire adult life. I am heartbroken at her passing and eternally grateful to her.