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Charlotte Church has criticised Pope Benedict XVI for branding the Harry Potter books "products of evil".

Catholic Charlotte said: "I'm from a Catholic family. But I don't like this new Pope - he even wants to ban Harry Potter. He says it's because it's full of witchcraft and other bad stuff."

The views of Pope Benedict XVI are different to those of the late John Paul, who praised author JK Rowling for living her life like a Christian, and helping children understand the difference between good and evil reports The Sun.

Speaking about the books Pope Benedict XVI said: "This is a subtle seduction, which has deeply unnoticed and direct effects in undermining the soul of Christianity before it can really grow properly."

Charlotte added: "If he bothered to sit down and read it, he'd understand the morals of it."