Susan Sarandon In Hot Water For Referring To Pope As Nazi

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) is asking actress Susan Sarandon to apologize to the Catholic Community and “all those she may have offended” when she referred to Pope Benedict XVI as a “Nazi” at the Hamptons Film Festival this weekend. Sarandon told actor Bob Balaban in an interview on Saturday that she had sent the Pope a copy of the anti death penalty book, “Dead Man Walking.” She starred in the 1995 film adaptation of the book. Clarifying which Pope received her package, Sarandon said, “The last one, not this Nazi one we have now.” Balaban tried to dance around the comment, but Sarandon just made it again, according to reports. The audience also laughed. The ADL said Sarandon’s comment was “disturbing, deeply offensive and completely uncalled for attack on the good name of Pope Benedict XVI.” The Pope’s PR people acknowledged that Benedict was a member of the Hitler Youth as a boy, a requirement at the time for German boys his age – but the rep insists he had no “active participation” in the group.