Babies (of all ages) may be clamoring to suckle at Pamela Anderson's teat, but Canadian Catholics are making a holy mess of her appearance as the Virgin Mary on an upcoming Christmas special.

Comedian Russell Peters cast Pam in his "irreverent" A Russell Peters Christmas Special, which airs December 1st on Canada's CTV network. Before the special has even aired, Catholic groups in the country are already accusing Peters of casting Pam for "shock value" and charging that her sex-tapes-and-jiggle-tv past makes Pam's portrayal of the Holy Mother an affront to the Christian faith.

Pam has remained mum on the subject, but Peters says he thinks the whole thing has been blown out of proportion:

"I didn't even think of the other side of Pam Anderson which is so long ago, it's like come on, give the chick a break already,” he told CTV News. So why cast the Baywatch star, if not for her notoriety (after all, anyone with internet access can she she ain't no virgin)?:

"We had written the sketch and we didn't know who we were putting in it and we thought, hey, Pam Anderson is Canadian, we can use more Canadian people in this show," Peters says.

Sure, Russell. Sure.

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