Sony Under Fire on Cathedral Game ; CHURCH

Jun 11, 01:36 AM

Current Headlines: The Church of England has threatened legal action against Sony after it used a cathedral without permission as the backdrop to an ultra-violent computer game.

Church leaders have accused Sony of the "desecration" of Manchester Cathedral, after the firm set one of its top-selling games inside the place of worship.

The new Play-Station3 game, titled Resistance: Fall of Man, which has sold more than one million copies, sees a virtual shoot-out between rival gunman with hundreds killed during a gun battle inside the cathedral in an orgy of blood. Church officials described Sony's use of the building as "sick" and sacrilegious.

The Church say Sony did not ask for permission to use the cathedral and has demanded an apology and the removal of the game from shop shelves, otherwise legal action will be considered. It was claimed Sony had not returned calls to officials from the Church.

The firm is also branded irresponsible for choosing Manchester - a city plagued by gun violence which has left dozens of youngsters dead. No one was available at Sony for comment.

A spokesman for the Church of England said a letter will be sent to Sony today and if its demands for an apology and withdrawal of the game are not met the Church will look at legal action.

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