Mel Gibson is not a member of the normal Roman Catholic Church.
the author lost credibility early on.
Gibson built his own church -- invitation only. There were a lot of articles about it when the movie came out. If I remember correctly, it is SSPX.
Actually, that's a fairly accurate description.
"He built the large Traditionalist church in California with no ties to any Catholic diocese."
Even earlier for me (see #16).