Posted on 08/01/2006 6:16:29 AM PDT by Pyro7480
How is this relevant to the story? Are they trying to imply that people who hold strong conservative Catholic religious and political views are all Jew-haters?
ABC is a flake.
My Mom is Catholic and a big time Jew hater. I don't get it.
They are implying that his religous and political persuasions are part of his problem.
Oh, so one must automatically lead to the other?
"it has been two years and the network still has not seen a script, so the project is being pulled."
I had the impression it had already been in filming process.
Jew-hating is a proud and old European and Catholic tradition, just like Catholic-hating was popular and acceptable among old-time Southern Baptists.
I think the bigger story is that Disney is going with the movie. They are throwing a bone by cancelling the miniseries.
He is to "conservate Catholic" what Alan Dershowitz if to Orthodox Judaism
There are some Cathlics who are anti-semitic, just like there are some Southern Baptists. It has nothing to do with the faith, but rather has to do with the family in which one was brought up, and the attitudes of one's friends during one's formative years.
I agree. Mel has shown himself to be a marketing genius and I have been wondering if this wasn't a stunt.
Mel Gibson may be a confirmed Catholic but Catholics do not hold the visceral anti-Jewish bigotry that erupted from Mel Gibson. From what I've read, he needs professional counseling and possibly therapy for his anger and emotional imbalance. Mr. Gibson's beliefs about Jews are neither "Catholic" nor "conservative".
Their loss will be another networks gain. NBC or CBS or even a cable network will pick it up.
Me too. The big thing to remember is that he has a movie coming out in December. It will be interesting to see how this all plays out.
When I was surfing the news stations this morning one of them was interviewing the audience. The one man first said, "Well I go to watch his acting, not his politics" Then they interviewed a woman who said she won't be attending any of his films. Then all of them said the same thing..
First of all...how is he any different from the Dixie Chicks who they ALL protected. Everyone said they have a right to say what they want. Now all of a sudden they're against Mel Gibson for speaking poorly about Jews. I don't get the impression Hollywood loves Jews. So it's just that they hate Mel.
While I don't defend what he said, if he said it, by any means, I think there's more to the story
So let me get this straight... Gibson is an accused Jew hater.. who is doing a project about the holocaust from the memoirs of a Jew who survived it?????
So, because he has been accused of launching into a drunken tyrade against jews, the project will not be finished?
I dunno this whole thing just doesn't add up..... I'd want to see how drunk he was... lord knows I've said things I don't remotely believe when scmockered.
If it is still a tradition in Europe, it is more likely that it is because of left-wing ideology and Muslim infiltration than Catholicism.
Exactly.
As a life long Roman Catholic I have never heard any official line of anti-semitism from the church in my lifetime. Are there Catholics who are? Sure... there are about 60-80 Million practicing Catholics in the US, and about another 50 Million or so who no longer actively practice....
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