Officials warn that God needs 10% of gross revenues plus a first right-of-refusal on sequels.

Manchester, England (SG) — The Church of England is pissed. Sony’s Resistance: Fall of Man struck a nerve with the church after it portrayed its Manchester Cathedral amidst the flying bullets and heavy fragging that propelled the title to one of the most successful PS3 titles yet. (Not all THAT impressive since there are only a handful of exclusive titles for the console)

Apparently, the church does a lot of anti-gun work, and they feel it is a sacreligious act to set this type of game in a church. They have demanded that Sony remove the scene from the game, (yeah right), or pay the church a big sum. Hmmm…

So it’s sacreligious, UNLESS you cut the church in on the action. That’s choice. I wonder what else we could get away with, if we pay the Church of England first. Adultery is a major sin, but if you grease the offering plate, maybe they’ll let you use the confession booth.

O….M….G! The Manchester Cathedral is an internationally recognized landmark. If you don’t like your church being used to lend a sense of realism to a work of fiction, gather your candles and pointy hats, and head over to a strip mall. I am sure you’d find that location much less apt to be rendered in a fantasy world than your current accomodations. Maybe if the church officials could pry themselves away from the holy wine for a moment, they’d understand just what a mountain they are making of this mole hill.

My favorite chapter of this story, hasn’t actually happened yet. As a result of this hooplah, you just KNOW that copies of Resistance are going to be flying off the shelves faster than you can say “Peace be with you”.

With such heavy-handed opportunism on the part of The Church of England, it’s no wonder the pilgrims started booking it for Plymouth Rock.

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