Sony apologizes for cathedral shootout in Resistance

Sony issued a public apology on Friday to the Church of England due to its unpermissive use of the Manchester Cathedral in a violent Resistance: Fall of Man shootout sequence.

Manchester Cathedral

Manchester Cathedral

"It was never our intention to offend anyone in the making of this game, and we would like to apologize unreservedly to them for causing that offense, and to all parts of the wider community who we might also have offended," said Sony's European President David A. Reeves in a statement. Reeves offered that the Manchester Cathedral would not be used in future Sony games.

After meeting with officials and apologizing, Sony deemed the matter closed, though the company did not address the Church's demands to both withdraw the game and donate to the Church's educational fund which helps fight gun violence.

Resistance: Fall of Man uses the interior of Manchester Cathedral's nave as the backdrop for a fictional depiction in which hundreds of digital soldiers are killed during a battle inside. Partly due to the controversy, Resistance is the best-selling exclusive PS3 game to date.

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