History of Saturday Night Live (1990–95) Bob Marley's song "War", musical guest Sinéad O'Connor created controversy by holding up a picture of Pope John Paul II, exclaiming, "Fight the real enemy", and tearing the picture to pieces. According to the book "Live From New York", this was unrehearsed, and condemned by Michaels and the "SNL" crew, who refused to light the applause sign after O'Connor's performance; likewise, guest host Tim Robbins, who was raised Catholic, did not thank O'Connor during the closing. "Featuring" "With" "Featuring" One host during this season, Martin Lawrence, had an opening monologue which included an extended series of comments about feminine hygiene.
Catholic Church sexual abuse cases ordination have had their backgrounds evaluated. In June, the USCCB established the "Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People", a comprehensive set of procedures for addressing allegations of sexual abuse of minors by Catholic clergy. (More details in the Episcopal Responses section above.) Pope John Paul II stated that "there is no place in the priesthood and religious life for those who would harm the young". In April, the Pontifical Academy for Life organized a three-day conference, entitled "Abuse of Children and Young People by Catholic Priests and Religious", where eight non-Catholic psychiatric experts were invited to speak