What in the article is factually incorrect?
The headline says she called the Pope a Nazi. The story seems to infer that it was a character, and, therefore, not necessarily a statement of her opinions. Now I'm hearing the show contains both monologues and skits. If she said it in the monologue, than I guess the story merely misled me, but the general tone of the story IS, in fact, justified, and sorry for all the ruckus. If she said it in character, it might demonstrate tasteless choice of material, but it is entirely a different thing that making a statement that she believes the Pope to be a Nazi.
Charlotte Sparks One Holy Row
July 16, 2006
By Marc Baker for Wales on Sunday
Charlotte Church has sparked a holy row by dressing up as a drunk, drug-taking nun in her new chat show.
The Crazy Chick, who was raised as a Catholic, smashed a statue of The Virgin Mary and stubbed chewing gum out on the face of the baby Jesus in a shocking comedy sketch she recorded for last week's pilot of her Channel 4 TV debut.
And in a sensational swipe at the Royals, religious leaders and statesmen - to whom the Voice of an Angel sang as a child - Charlotte branded the Pope a "Nazi" and made jokes about The Queen, Princess Diana, Mother Teresa and Nelson Mandela.
Security was supposed to be tight as the 20-year-old recorded The All New Charlotte Church Show in London on Wednesday.
But Wales on Sunday sneaked into the 630-strong audience to catch her live and unleashed.
The multi-millionairess hopes to spark a Friday night ratings war with BBC One chat king Jonathan Ross if Channel 4 commissions a series.
But last night, Welsh religious leaders blasted Charlotte for dressing up as a nun in a sketch which saw her taking communion wafers in the shape of smiley face ecstasy tablets.
Naughty Sister Charlotte popped the pill-shaped biscuits after being offered them by ex-EastEnders bad boy Nick Cotton, played by actor John Altman.
His character, Sister Dave, said, "This s*** is good, want some?" before Charlotte replied, "Love it! I love nunning".
The pair then pretended to hallucinate before taking part in a chapel rave.
Charlotte - who sang to Pope John Paul II when she was 12 - also smashed open a statue of The Virgin Mary in the sketch to reveal a hidden can of Strongbow cider.
And in a cheeky nod to her binge-drinking days, Charlotte joked how she also worships Saint Fortified Wine and Saint Thunderbird, a brand of super- strength wine.
Last night, her naughty nun performance sparked outrage within the Catholic Church in Wales.
Reverend Edwin Regan, Bishop of the Wrexham Roman Catholic Diocese, said: "I would not want to give her any publicity if this is the kind of thing she is doing."
And in an aside to her blonde classical rival, he added: "I wish she had turned out the way Katherine Jenkins has."
Bosses at TV production firm Monkey Kingdom - which made Charlotte's chat show pilot - declined to comment.
A spokesman said: "We are saying nothing. This was a non-transmittable pilot which has yet to be delivered to Channel 4 who have yet to decide to commission a series."
But the show is sure to shock Charlotte's army of older fans if it is ever aired.
On Wednesday, hundreds of devotees turned up to sit in the audience at ITV1's studios, the home of GM:TV.
During the three-hour recording session - which saw Charlotte repeatedly fluff her lines and turn the air blue with bad language - the motormouth singer took a swipe at a host of celebs.
Cheered on by mum Maria and step-dad James, Charlotte branded Victoria 'Posh Spice' Beckham "thick as two short planks" and called Pirates of the Caribbean beauty Keira Knightley a "scrawny bird".
The audience's jaws also dropped as she ordered lookalikes of the Queen, Mother Teresa, the Pope and Nelson Mandela to be hosed down with water.
Alongside her guests, TV stars Davina McCall, Eamonn Holmes, Trisha Goddard, Corrie actress Sally Lindsay and This Morning host Fern Britton as guests, Charlotte looked terrified as the cameras rolled.
Admitting she was "sh***ing herself", she was cheered on by her "Cardiff posse" who made the trip to London in a coach.
Words of support also came from Maria, who shouted, "Mum's here!" while her Wales rugby star boyfriend Gavin Henson sat backstage throughout.
Before recording began, Charlotte apologised to her grandparents Edward and Maureen Cooper, saying there would be lots of swearing.
Last night, Channel 4 said no decision had been taken on whether to commission the show.