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EGAN: GO SEE THIS FILM
New York Post ^ | 3/01/04 | JESSIE HANDBURY

Posted on 03/01/2004 2:54:18 AM PST by kattracks

Edited on 05/26/2004 5:19:48 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

March 1, 2004 -- Edward Cardinal Egan gave "The Passion of the Christ" a thumbs-up from the pulpit yesterday, urging parishioners to see Mel Gibson's controversial movie. "It's good that we see that movie because that movie tells us about the greatest prayer, the greatest sacrifice that was ever made," said Egan. "The victim was Jesus Christ, the priest was Jesus Christ, he offered himself."


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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: cardinalegan; catholiclist; moviereview; thepassion
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1 posted on 03/01/2004 2:54:18 AM PST by kattracks
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To: kattracks
Exhortation is certainly better than that lame statement he put out the other day, which said (I paraphrase) that Jesus was murdered, but that no one did it. This is new theology to me, and new physics, the idea that you can have an act without an actor. Acquinas must be spinning in his grave!
2 posted on 03/01/2004 3:27:31 AM PST by publius1 (Almost as if he likes it...)
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To: publius1
I suspect he meant that the Christ laid down His life, no one took it from Him. Dang, if that isn't scriptural....
3 posted on 03/01/2004 4:03:08 AM PST by anniegetyourgun
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To: publius1
Egan put his finger in the air and felt which way the wind blew. He is a complete, effete phony. V's wife.
4 posted on 03/01/2004 4:07:08 AM PST by ventana
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To: ventana
Egan put his finger in the air and felt which way the wind blew. He is a complete, effete phony. V's wife.

You have described the majority of the Catholic hierarchy in this country since the late 60s when they all became liberal social workers
5 posted on 03/01/2004 5:27:29 AM PST by uncbob
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To: kattracks
Better late than never. Maybe this movie will give the bishops some backbone.
6 posted on 03/01/2004 5:29:00 AM PST by Aquinasfan (Isaiah 22:22, Rev 3:7, Mat 16:19)
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To: Salvation
It looks like Cardinal Egan is coming around. Do you want to ping the Catholic caucus?
7 posted on 03/01/2004 5:36:39 AM PST by Unam Sanctam
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ping
8 posted on 03/01/2004 11:12:30 AM PST by nickcarraway (www.yadvashem.org)
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To: ventana
Egan put his finger in the air and felt which way the wind blew. He is a complete, effete phony. V's wife.

Bump

9 posted on 03/01/2004 11:15:02 AM PST by Canticle_of_Deborah
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To: uncbob
"Liberal social workers". I love it. If that ain't true nothing is.
10 posted on 03/01/2004 11:35:27 AM PST by sydney smith
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To: kattracks
Glad to see this!
11 posted on 03/01/2004 11:57:53 AM PST by Salvation (†With God all things are possible.†)
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To: anniegetyourgun
**I suspect he meant that the Christ laid down His life, no one took it from Him. Dang, if that isn't scriptural....**

Gospel of John!
12 posted on 03/01/2004 11:58:37 AM PST by Salvation (†With God all things are possible.†)
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To: Unam Sanctam
Maybe he read this.................Wounds of Christ -- 5,480
13 posted on 03/01/2004 12:00:57 PM PST by Salvation (†With God all things are possible.†)
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Catholic Discussion Ping!

Please notify me via Freepmail if you would like to be added to or removed from the Catholic Discussion Ping list.

14 posted on 03/01/2004 12:05:59 PM PST by Salvation (†With God all things are possible.†)
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To: ventana
Exactly.
15 posted on 03/01/2004 12:18:23 PM PST by johnb2004
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To: ventana; uncbob
Egan put his finger in the air and felt which way the wind blew. He is a complete, effete phony.

Egan's one of the good guys.

Some people just can't switch out of critical mode . . .

16 posted on 03/01/2004 12:18:59 PM PST by JohnnyZ (People don't just bump into each other and have sex. This isn't Cinemax! -- Jerry)
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To: uncbob
Right. The social Gospel only.
17 posted on 03/01/2004 12:19:21 PM PST by johnb2004
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To: JohnnyZ
Egan's one of the good guys.

Some here would disagree.
18 posted on 03/01/2004 12:20:04 PM PST by johnb2004
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To: johnb2004
Some here would disagree.

No doubt. Some here also think JPII is a disgrace. Some here think a lot of strange things.

19 posted on 03/01/2004 12:26:24 PM PST by JohnnyZ (People don't just bump into each other and have sex. This isn't Cinemax! -- Jerry)
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To: ventana
Egan put his finger in the air and felt which way the wind blew. He is a complete, effete phony.

He has such a pompous, stentorian delivery. I shouldn't judge someone on such a superficiality, I suppose, but what you say rings true.

The late Cardinal O'Connor had a much more natural style.

20 posted on 03/01/2004 12:28:13 PM PST by shhrubbery!
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