[Goetz_von_Berlichingen]

"Suffering for the faith is a bonus. Gibson was doing Caviezel a favor, allowing him to "offer it up."

If Caviezel is as devout as the article suggests, he probably would not have had it any other way.

Just as an aside: The Mass offered at Mr. Gibson's private chapel is the Tridentine, in Latin.

[NYer]

You've got that right!

The film, which will shoot in Italy until February, is clearly a labour of love, as well, for Gibson, describes himself as an old-fashioned Catholic (the former Road Warrior will only attend Mass if it's said in Latin).

[Conservative til I die]

Just as an aside: The Mass offered at Mr. Gibson's private chapel is the Tridentine, in Latin.

Question about Mel's beliefs. I've read conflicting reports, one that he's a schismatic Traditionalist type, thinks Vatican II is illegitimate and the Pope illegitimate as well, the other, that he's just a more Traditional, yet orthodox Catholic. This article seems to support the latter view, since he consulted the Vatican on the film. Anyone know?