Sinead O'Connor wants Pope to quit over priest abuse cover up...

Outspoken Irish singer Sinead O'Connor has called for Pope Benedict XVI to step down, amid reports church leaders covered up the widespread sexual abuse of children for three decades.

Just last month, allegations the Vatican had "obsessively" hidden child abuse from 1975 to 2004 were released.

The findings appeared in The Murphy Commission Report - the result of public inquiries conducted in Ireland into a sexual abuse scandal in the Dublin archdiocese.

The Vatican issued a statement on Friday, insisting the Pope felt "outrage, betrayal and shame" over the scandal and would write to the Irish people about sexual abuse. More...

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