'Passion' movie raises religious fervor, fears

The Cleveland Plain Dealer ^ | 2/7/04 | David Briggs

[Valin]

That is a question of such monumental stupidity that I really don't know where to begin.
If you really meant that question, then I have nothing to say.

[Diago]

Heading to the library right now. Sorry to be so ignorant.

Where in the Bible does it say that you are qualified to go to the library?

[Diago]

Also an interesting discussion on this topic, here:

http://www.markshea.blogspot.com

[NeoCaveman]

E-mail the Diocese of Cleveland at (please include all addresses in your message):

Thanks Diago, I was about to hit send and then rethought. I'll need to cool off or else I'll be calling them lavender loving heretics which, while true, won't get me anywhere.

[Diago]

Word is getting out. Our diocese will once again be a national laughingstock. Remember the group hugs at the Sign of Peace fiasco.

From Dominic Bettenelli's blog:

Don't bring your pitchfork to the theater

Okay, this is just getting ridiculous. Now, the Diocese of Cleveland is warning all Catholics to watch for rising feelings of anti-Semitism in their midst from people seeing The Passion. Can we all get a little perspective here? When Schindler’s List was in theatres did we get warnings about potential neo-Nazism? When CBS did their biography of Hitler, did people get worried about anti-Semitic feelings from that? This is a depiction of the Passion of Jesus Christ. We hear the very same story every year, twice at least if you’re an observant Catholic.

See the rest here:

http://bettnet.dyndns.org/blog/comments.php?id=2608_0_1_0_C

[Diago]

http://bettnet.dyndns.org/blog/comments.php?id=2608_0_1_0_C

[Valin]

Did you read "Supernature Abhors a Vacuum"?

[ultima ratio]

What is getting clearer and clearer is that some of our so-called "spiritual shepherds" have placed an exaggerated ecumenism before even the faith. They should hide their heads in shame. This is the real face of the Novus Ordo Church. Craven and without a clue.

[ultima ratio]

You must not understand Christianity at all. You haven't even the start of a clue. See the movie and learn something.

[firebrand]

I know not to cast my pearls before swine.

[ultima ratio]

Sorry, those weren't pearls, they were dumb comments.

[ultima ratio]

What's next--a ban on the reading of the Gospel on Palm Sunday? Is that also anti-Semitic?

[Maeve]

Diago, you are one of my Catholic heroes. I don't know if you are a Knight of the Immaculata, but St. Maximilian Kolbe would be proud of the way you keep shining the Light of Truth on the unCatholic blasphemies, crimes, and plain idiocies in the DIocese of Cleveland. Anyway, that's the way I see it.

[ultima ratio]

We shouldn't worry about the anti-Semitism of Mel Gibson, we should worry about the anti-Catholicism of some of our priests and bishops.

[Maeve]

That is absolutely true.

[Valin]

Shhh. Don't give them any idea.

[NeoCaveman]

Bad bishop ping.

Also he happens to be my bishop. 3 years 8 months until he is 75 and has to offer his resignation.

[Gabz]

I hope the the diocese can last those 3 years and 8 months.

I agree with other posters. To me I see the warnings about potential anti-semitism to be a catalyst for it occurring - not because of the movie itself - but because the suggestion for it has been planted.......

[NeoCaveman]

I hope the the diocese can last those 3 years and 8 months.

2000 years of ups and downs, less than 4 years is a breeze.

[Gabz]

Very good point.