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CNN — Rome (CNN) — A potato chip commercial that features nuns receiving the crispy snacks for communion is “blasphemy” and should be taken off the air, according to an Italian Catholic organization.

A Catholic group in Italy has labeled a potato chip commercial as “blasphemy” and is calling for the spot — which features nuns enjoying the chips instead of communal wafers — to be banned. The ...