Bad Girl (Madonna song) Buttafuoco's wife in the face. This action was a spoof of the actions taken by Sinéad O'Connor when she was the musical guest on "Saturday Night Live" in October 1992, in which she ripped apart a photograph of Pope John Paul II and yelled "Fight the real enemy!," as a protest against sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic Church. According to the "Deseret News", after O'Connor's Pope-incident originally occurred, Madonna stated that she believed that O'Connor's irreverence had gone too far. However, Madonna's spoof of the incident appeared to be intended in fun. "The Huffington Post" included the "Saturday Night
Catholic Church sex abuse cases in the United States had become "..a gross efflorescence of anti-catholic rhetoric." In 1993, Pope John Paul II addressed the sexual abuse issues via a letter. This letter was sent to American Bishops. This is said to be the first time the Vatican addressed the sexual abuse cases that were occurring. Pope John Paul II stated, “Woe to the world because of scandals!” The letter continues with a somber tone of sorrow for those who are victims. In 2003, Pope John Paul II stated that "there is no place in the priesthood and religious life for those who would harm the young". Pope Benedict