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Susan Sarandon Calls Pope a 'Nazi'

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    Actress draws fire from Catholic and Jewish groups

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-- -- that story about -- seasons branding coming under fire for calling the current Pope and not -- -- -- in making these comments at a film festival over the weekend and now the anti defamation league is calling her comments quote obscene and is demanding.

An apology.

I -- is following this story for us from New York -- -- morning Janet Susan Sarandon made the quit while walking the red carpet at the Hamptons film festival in New York over the weekend.

The Oscar winning actress and activist recounted how she gave a copy of the book Dead Man Walking.

Authored by the non she played in the film to the Pope and then clarified that it was Pope John Paul the second adding quote.

Not this not see one we have now referring to Pope Benedict the sixteenth she then repeated the remarks later.

-- -- bike -- reportedly left the comments -- Jewish and Catholic groups are blasting the actress Catholic league's Bill Donohue issued a statement saying.

Susan Sarandon is ignorance is willful those who have hatred in their -- are not interested in the truth.

The German born Pope Benedict Joseph Ratzinger has said in his writings that He was registered into the Hitler youth group against his will.

It was compulsory for all young Germans but.

The young Wright's -- reportedly never attended meetings and He never join the Nazi party Jewish groups hailed the Pope.

The anti defamation league is calling -- -- to apologize to -- -- She made unacceptable or inappropriate comments -- -- truly offensive to every Catholic.

But I would say goes way beyond the Catholic community I'm not Catholic organization is not a Catholic organizations -- We're offended by this and we.

We think that's again it's offensive to those who died in the Holocaust and it's also offensive for those who care about having.

Civil discussion in our current society.

-- story is making international headlines.

Surround as representatives have not groups have responded yet to our request for comments -- well look for those who aren't thank you.

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