Filed under: Susan Sarandon
The largest Catholic civil rights organization in the United States is lashing out at
Susan Sarandon for referring to
Pope Benedict as a "Nazi" this weekend -- calling the comment, "positively obscene." TMZ spoke with
Bill Donohue, President of the
Catholic League, who told us, "Susan Sarandon's quip about Pope Benedict XVI being a 'Nazi' bespeaks unparalleled ignorance." Donohue adds, "
Joseph Ratzinger (the pope) was conscripted into the Nazi Youth the way every other 14-year-old German boy was at the time. Unlike most others, he not only refused to go to the compulsory meetings -- he actually deserted the Hitler Youth! Which is precisely why Jews today regard him as a friend, not as an enemy." "In short, what Sarandon said is positively obscene." So we gotta ask ...
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