Catholics slam raunchy Spears shots

Britney Spears has caused outrage within the Catholic community after posing for racy photos for the artwork on her latest album.

The pictures - shot by famed erotic photographer Ellen von Unwerth - depict the singer posing seductively in the lap of a handsome young priest and appear on her new album 'Blackout'.

But Catholic leaders have branded the images a "bottom-of-the-barrel stunt".

Bill Donohue, president of the New York-based Catholic League, tells the New York Daily News,

"This is all the puzzle pieces coming together. This girl is crashing. She's not even allowed to bring up her own kids because she's not responsible enough. Now we see she can't even entertain."