Irish music legend Sinéad O’Connor will forever be known for her incredible cultural contributions. Sadly, she died in July 2023, just 18 months after the death of her 17-year-old son. And she caused quite a lot of controversy through the years, especially regarding her religious views. So, what was Sinéad O’Connor’s religion? Here’s what to know.
What was Sinéad O’Connor’s religion? She converted to Islam
Sinéad O’Connor’s religion changed through the years. She considered herself a Christian for quite some time, as she believed in Jesus Christ and the core concepts that Christianity taught. In the late 1990s, Bishop Michael Cox of the Irish Orthodox Catholic and Apostolic Church ordained her as a priest. But the Roman Catholic Church doesn’t consider the ordination of women valid, and they threatened excommunication for anyone ordaining women.
Nevertheless, O’Connor took becoming a priest seriously. She took...
What was Sinéad O’Connor’s religion? She converted to Islam
Sinéad O’Connor’s religion changed through the years. She considered herself a Christian for quite some time, as she believed in Jesus Christ and the core concepts that Christianity taught. In the late 1990s, Bishop Michael Cox of the Irish Orthodox Catholic and Apostolic Church ordained her as a priest. But the Roman Catholic Church doesn’t consider the ordination of women valid, and they threatened excommunication for anyone ordaining women.
Nevertheless, O’Connor took becoming a priest seriously. She took...
- 7/27/2023
- by Lauren Weiler
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Marco Bellocchio Honorary Prize
The 2022 edition of the Visions du Réel film festival in Nyon, Switzerland, will present its Honorary Award to Italian filmmaker Marco Bellocchio. The Fists In My Pocket and The Traitor director will attend the festival to pick up his prize. He will host a masterclass during the event, while a retrospective of his films will be screened, as well as his new documentary. “Marco Bellocchio exercises impressive liberty and modernity to combine registers of images and genres, moving between fiction and documentary, between the intimate and the collective. We are extremely happy and delighted to pay tribute to an indisputable master of contemporary filmmaking, as well as to a body of work which, from the very first films, has demonstrated dazzling modernity, and is brooding, subversive and audacious, formidably eclectic,” said Emilie Bujès, Artistic Director of Visions du Réel.
The prize will be awarded during the 53rd edition of the fest,...
The 2022 edition of the Visions du Réel film festival in Nyon, Switzerland, will present its Honorary Award to Italian filmmaker Marco Bellocchio. The Fists In My Pocket and The Traitor director will attend the festival to pick up his prize. He will host a masterclass during the event, while a retrospective of his films will be screened, as well as his new documentary. “Marco Bellocchio exercises impressive liberty and modernity to combine registers of images and genres, moving between fiction and documentary, between the intimate and the collective. We are extremely happy and delighted to pay tribute to an indisputable master of contemporary filmmaking, as well as to a body of work which, from the very first films, has demonstrated dazzling modernity, and is brooding, subversive and audacious, formidably eclectic,” said Emilie Bujès, Artistic Director of Visions du Réel.
The prize will be awarded during the 53rd edition of the fest,...
- 1/17/2022
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
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