They ALWAYS start with the tempting title of "Life of Jesus," or "Mary the Mother of God," or whatever, then spend the next 50 minutes systematically lying and rewriting history for their nasty agenda.
This carries over, predictably so, to anything European, male and Christian. It's been going on, as I have noticed, for many years.
A very favorite of theirs is flaming Easter and the Resurrection of Jesus.
It's all just, er, butthump by the secular, anti-Christian, anti-European media.
I know what you mean. I usually steer clear of their junk because it's almost always just some rehash of the nonsense from the chuckleheads at the "Jesus Seminar". I wouldn't have even watched thid particular episode of Frontline if it weren't for a friend involved in the project who said it was really beautifully done and overall a very powerful message. They do show a lot of angry dissenters of JPII in the documentary, but overall I think these people end up looking very foolish. Overall the piece is respectful. Take a look at it and you'll see what I mean. I recommended it to a lot of non-Catholic friends who found it deeply moving.