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Susan Sarandon Calls Pope a Nazi

Mary Papenfuss — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 00:42:44 CDT

Actress Susan Sarandon is not a huge fan of the pope. In fact, she called Benedict XVI a Nazi—twice—at a British film festival. She mentioned that she sent the pope a copy of the book Dead Man Walking , then clarified that she sent it to the last pope,...

Pro-McCain Pastor Apologizes to Catholics

Jonas Oransky — Tue, 13 May 2008 18:24:42 CDT

A Texas preacher whose anti-Catholic comments were haunting John McCain's campaign apologized today, and the president of the Catholic League accepted, Politico reports. In an apparent effort to avert a GOP version of the Jeremiah Wright situation, John Hagee wrote a letter about his "deep regret for any comments that...

Chocolate Christ Show Cancelled

Caroline Miller — Sat, 31 Mar 2007 17:54:21 CDT

A nude chocolate Christ, sans loincloth, was pulled from a midtown Manhattan gallery yesterday after torrent of complaints from offended Catholics . Bill Donohue, head of the watchdog Catholic League, which orchestrated the protest, said the sculpture, intended for display during Holy Week, was "one of the worst assaults on Christian...