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I have a weird interpretation of that passage. Instead of a curse, what if it was a blessing in disguise? ["to bless" originally meant "to cover in blood"] His blood was upon them and their children, and all the rest of -us- and our children, too. Without His blood upon us, we'd all be headed to Hell with no hope at all. God took Satan's plan to destroy Jesus and turned it around to provide salvation to the whole world, instead. God wrote the book on taking seemingly awful things and working them around for the good. [Joseph and his brothers, for a good OT example] "His blood be upon us" is actually a wonderful thing, if we accept it. That's just my opinion and probably why I don't "blame the Jews". [or the Romans, either, for that matter, when it was all of our sin that killed Him] It was really more a fulfillment of prophecy statement than "curse". His was the blood of the lamb to be spread on *all* door posts.

I thought of that myself when this issue came up before the movie was released but forgot about it until you just mentioned it. Thank you!

The phrase "His blood be on us and our children" WAS actually a plea--an earnest prayer--in disguise. Not a curse. For without the blood of the Lamb of God, there would be no salvation and the Angel of Death would not pass over them.

The phrase "His blood be on us and our children" WAS actually a plea--an earnest prayer--in disguise. Not a curse.

Poor Jews! You invoked a dreadful curse upon your own heads in saying: 'His blood be on us and our children'; and that curse, miserable race, you carry upon you to this day, and to the end of time you shall endure the chastisement of that innocent blood. [St. Alphonsus Maria Liguouri, The Passion and death of Jesus Christ.]

By this alone the Jews can receive pardon of their sins, if they wash away the blood of Christ slain, in His baptism, and, passing over into His Church, obey His precepts. In Isaiah the Lord says: 'Now I will not release your sins. When ye stretch forth your hands, I will turn away my face from you; and if ye multiply prayers, I will not hear you: for your hands are full of blood.' [St Cyprian: Against the Jews]