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By the way, he has built his own church in LA.

As would I if I had his money. No brainer.

There are quite a few Catholics who have attended SSPX Masses... as would I if there were one in Massachusetts. Can you point me to where you got the information that his daughter is joining an SSPX convent?

One thing about Mel Gibson and "The Passion" - he consulted with the Vatican on the project. I can't imagine an SSPXer or Sedevacantist doing that!

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I got the information from my daughter. She chats with other traditionalist friends about SSPX matters. I know Gibson attends SSPX Masses. But he's not always in one place--so he may attend other traditional Masses here and there which are not SSPX. He also serves as acolyte at times. He is certainly friendly to SSPX--and why wouldn't he be? He's a traditional Catholic who knows the train is off the track.

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Gibson is on record as being strongly opposed to Vatican II and the Vatican policies which have followed! I believe he has publicly denied he has "consulted" with the Vatican as reported. I will check this out.

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PetersNet has a story on this. Here is what this article says:

"According to some Italian papers, Gibson has consulted with Vatican officials and theologians to hear advice on creating an authentic re-telling of the story, but a Vatican source told ITV that Gibson has, over the years, declined six invitations to meet with the Pope."