CHARLOTTE CHURCH - CHURCH ATTACKS THE POPE

Catholic singer CHARLOTTE CHURCH has lambasted POPE BENEDICT XVI for campaigning to ban her beloved HARRY POTTER books.

The VOICE OF AN ANGEL star performed for the new religious leader's late predecessor POPE JOHN PAUL II, because he praised author JK ROWLING for teaching children the difference between good and evil, through the hit fantasy stories.

But she detests the current Pontiff, because he branded the tomes "products of evil" and aims to prevent any future sequels before the wizard tales completely eradicate Christianity.

She fumes, "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 full of witchcraft and other bad stuff.

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