Church Attacks Pope

Charlotte Church, that is. (I just couldn't pass this up!)

The Welsh soprano reportedly has an issue Pope Benedict's take on the Harry Potter series. Church, a self-proclaimed good Catholic girl, said she doesn't like the new pope. She's quoted in The Sun:

"He even wants to ban Harry Potter. He says it’s because it’s full of witchcraft and other bad stuff.”

Church reportedly read and loved all six books. And, Pope John Paul II praised J.K. Rowling's work. But, The Sun says Pope Benedict takes a different stand:

Benedict has insisted boy wizard Harry is a sinister influence. He proclaimed: “This is a subtle seduction, which has deeply unnoticed and direct effects in undermining the soul of Christianity before it can really grow properly.”

Of course, the Pope is certainly entitled to his opinion. (Is a papal book review infallible?) And, an aspiring young singer (who, by coincidence I'm sure, happens to have a new album coming out this month) is certainly entitled to get all of the press she can.

What ever happened to Sinead O'Connor?