Susan Sarandon Condemned by Catholic League After Calling Pope a Nazi

Susan Sarandon is originating under fire for calling Pope Benedict XVI a nazi in the Hamptons Film Festival over the past weekend.our editor recommendsADL Asks Susan Sarandon to Apologize for Mentioning towards the Pope like a NaziMichael Moore, Susan Sarandon Make Looks at Wall Street Protests PHOTOS: 10 Artists Dems and Republicans Like to Hate "Susan Sarandon's lack of knowledge is willful: individuals who've hate within their veins aren't thinking about the reality. The truth is Frederick Ratzinger [the Pope] was conscripted at age 14 in to the Hitler Youth, together with almost every other youthful German boy," states the leader from the Catholic League of America, William Donohue, inside a statement. STORY: Susan Sarandon Calls the Pope a Nazi in the Hamptons Film Festival "Unlike the majority of the other teens, Ratzinger declined to visit conferences, getting economic difficulty to his family. Furthermore, unlike the majority of the others, he deserted in the first chance. Sarandon's comment is obscene. Sadly, it's what we have come to anticipate from her," Donohue added. On Monday, the Anti Defamation League also known as to have an apology in the actress. Abraham H. Foxman told The Hollywood Reporter inside a statement, "Hopefully that Susan Sarandon may have the sense to apologize towards the Catholic community and all sorts of individuals she might have upset with this particular disturbing, deeply offensive and completely uncalled for attack around the good title of Pope Benedict XVI. PHOTOS: Susan Sarandon, Michael Moore at Occupy Wall St. "Ms. Sarandon might have her variations using the Catholic Chapel, but that's no excuse for tossing around Nazi analogies. Such test is hateful, vindictive and just actually diminish the real background and concept of the Holocaust." Foxman also known as Sarandon's comment "disturbing, deeply offensive and completely uncalled for." Sarandon told actor Bob Balaban within an interview in Sag Harbor on Saturday that they had sent the Pope a duplicate from the anti dying penalty book, Dead Guy Walking. She starred within the 1995 film adaptation from the book. Making clear which Pope received her package, Sarandon stated, "The final one, not this Nazi one we now have.Inch Balaban attempted to bop round the comment, but Sarandon just managed to get again, based on reviews. The crowd also chuckled. Related Subjects Susan Sarandon