Actor Daniel Craig: "They sell Dan Brown now in the Vatican"

Actor Daniel Craig (of recent James Bond fame) attended the London premier of The Golden Compass last night (previously blogged here), a movie in which he stars.

Responding to a question about the story's anti-Catholicism, he responded with typical Hollywood cluelessness:

"I'm not surprised at the criticism," said Craig. "I get that. But I think the majority of people who are criticising it haven't read it. These books are not anti-religious. Mainly they're anti-misuse of power - whether it's religious or political. They sell [The Da Vinci Code author] Dan Brown now in the Vatican so I'm sure they'll be selling this there too eventually because it presents a very healthy debate.

"It's interesting that people should get so angry because the morals in this book are solid and really good," the actor added. "Any child should read this."

Gee, thanks for the tip, Craig! I'll be sure to place my order with amazon.vatican.va real soon!