German politicians have expressed diverging views about moves to ban a screening of "Innocence of Muslims" by a right-wing extremist group in Berlin. The controversial film has been at the center of protests worldwide.

German politicians barraged the media on Monday morning with opposing opinions on how to deal with the planned screening of the anti-Islamic film in Berlin. The right-wing extremist group Pro Deutschland announced recently that it wants to show the film in a public venue.

"Innocence of Muslims," made in the United States, depicts the Prophet Muhammad as a womanizer and child abuser and has led to protests around the world that have left several dead in related violence.