[Maximilian]

I know that "Passion" coverage has already exceeded saturation point, but this is really excellent anaysis by Rush Limbaugh. And I especially want to note this point that he made:

"The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) retracted critical remarks made about the film last April by its ecumenical and interreligious committee, which suggested that the film might be anti-Semitic."

Now, this really steamed me. Who is this group? the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. Now, we know they're a bunch of liberals. But still, take that away. They're Catholics. This is a movie about what these people profess to be experts in! This is a movie about what these people teach others to believe and learn -- and these are the experts! These are the fathers, if you will, and they are so scared. They are so scared of a movie they didn't even see that they had to run with the critics and say, "Anti-Semitisc! We don't want to be..." They didn't even have the guts to stand up for this, and it's about them!

It's about who they are, and they didn't have the guts to stand up -- and now they want to get back in. Now that the American people are going to see the movie in droves, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Ah, forget it, forget it. We want to be back in. "In remarks released Wednesday on the Catholic news service, three staff members of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops office fulfillment broadcasting is the film might be overly violent but it's not anti-Semitic now." What business did you people have saying it was anti-Semitic anyway? You know that there's no anti-Semitism in the story of the crucifixion. That's not what it's about. Why did you join the chorus of detractors of a movie made by a man of your faith about what you do?

Because you're gutless. These are gutless people. Now, if gutless people are standing up, how can gutless people stand up for Jesus Christ? They ran away from this, and now of course, "Can we come back in? Can we come back in? I guess there's no anti-Semitism now."

Rush isn't always one of my favorite people but in this case I have to say "Thank you" to Rush for expressing so well the essential nature of the current crisis, "These are gutless people." Virtually every member of the current hierarchy is a gutless time server looking to his own advancement.

[Jeff Chandler]

The USCCB is like Peter, denying Christ out of fear for personal safety.

I identified with Simon, who was very reluctant to get involved.

[RobbyS]

The worst charge one can make against a man is that he is a coward, because he is not then evene a man. The horrific thing aboout the Catholic bishops is that among them there are so few real men.

[kstewskis]

Because you're gutless. These are gutless people. Now, if gutless people are standing up, how can gutless people stand up for Jesus Christ? They ran away from this, and now of course, "Can we come back in? Can we come back in?

I agree. Are these wishy-washy people who only want to "go with the flow" and stand for nothing, or do they really want to "get in" now.

Or?

Looking at these people, they seem to emulate some of the disciples who were also "gutless" and took off during Christ's Passion (with exception to both Mary's and "The Beloved" disciple who stood by them). None of those people wanted to stand up for Christ, (or feared to) until He actually came back to them and provoked them to believe in Him.

It would be nice to have the later be true, only in these "experts" hearts does God know the truth.

(waving to Jay! I'm back!)

[Aquinasfan]

Rush was right there.

I know that "Passion" coverage has already exceeded saturation point

I have to disagree with you. I can't get enough of any coverage of any aspect of this movie.

[potlatch]

Thanks for writing out Rush's comments, Max. I can't listen to him because of bad hearing, but liked reading what he said. Hope THEY heard it!

[Gerish]

Because you're gutless. These are gutless people.

He forgot another adjective - SPINELESS!

[lainde]

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