A catholic group has hit out at Susan Sarandon after she referred to the Pope as a "Nazi".
The 65-year-old actress has been described as a "despicable person" after she made the remark about Pope Benedict XVI during an interview with fellow actor and filmmaker Bob Balaban when she was discussing her 1995 film Dead Man Walking, Newsday reports.
During her conversation with Bob, she said: "The last [pope]," speaking about Pope John Paul II. "Not this Nazi one we have now."
Following the comment, Bill Donohue, the president of the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, has described the Lovely Bones actress as being "ignorant and full of hatred to the Catholic Church".
He told E!: "She's a despicable person to make these kinds of despicable remarks.
