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I am really at a loss at all this clashing back and forth, to and fro. Who cares what Mel believes. What Mel believes or any other individual, group or church believes, does not change what is written.

Yes, I agree. As what the RCC-ites call a 'Bible-only' Christian, I am the furthest thing from an apologist for the Roman Catholic Church. But once in a great while, some individual catholic -- never the RCC itself which is controlled by corrupt liberal 'bishops'-- does something which advances the simple truth of the Scriptures. This appears to be one of those times.

Can't we simply commend that fidelity to the Scriptures without debating all the other nutty stuff which one or another RCC follower might or might not believe? Who cares.

I don't see any evangelical Christians spending $25M of their own money to make a movie faithful to the Scriptural account. [Although in our area, there is a movie currently in the theaters based on the "Gospel of John" with all the dialog from the TEV of the Bible. Another great concept.]

Yes, undoubtedly Mel Gibson did the wrong thing in yielding to political pressure to pull one of the subtitles from the movie because one pressure group objects to the Gospel, but let's be thankful for what DID make it into the theater. Yes, Mel undoubtedly has some nutty ideas about curing epilepsy while filming the movie, etc, but let's remember that he has had to learn all this on his own; he comes out of a denomination (the RCC) which normally pays almost no attention to the Gospel. I think it is a tribute to the power of the Scripture that it can speak through willing and faithful transmitters whether or not they are rigorously Christian in doctrine.

Let us not forget that 'passion plays' have a wonderful pedigree. Starting in medieval times, it was traveling passion plays which kept the Gospel alive in common men, when the RCC as an organization was busy trying to keep the Scriptures out of the hands of the believers. Do you doubt that this movie -- a form of traveling passion play in our time -- could once again do the same thing? Are you surprised that the pope's ambiguously favorable comment was officially 'withdrawn' by the RCC?

This is one single man without background in the Scriptures, who, by all accounts, has produced a faithful Scriptural account -- without any support or encouragement by the RCC or the 'Hollywood establishment.' Let's rejoice in the Power of God to accomplish things despite human organizations arrayed against Him.

I have my tickets to see the movie and look forward to enjoying it.

Thank you for your post.

I am Christian, I believe, Paul states it very clearly ICorinthians 1:23 But we preach Christ crucified,........

I commend Mel for making this movie.

Reason for my statement "Who cares what Mel believes?" is that the movie is not about Mel.

No one is required to go, or to believe.

I do wonder if he has in this movie that miracle that I rarely ever hear anyone speak about Matt 27:50 Jesus, when He has cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the spirit.

51. And, behold, the veil of the Temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;

I believe each person is in charge of what they believe and I won't be able to take my preacher/teacher priest with me on Judgment Day.

I am beginning to resent these accusations that Christians will turn into "Hitler" after seeing this movie. That is exactly what is being accused. "Hitler" was not a Christian in any shape, fashion, or form I don't care what anyone claims.

"he comes out of a denomination (the RCC) which normally pays almost no attention to the Gospel. I think it is a tribute to the power of the Scripture that it can speak through willing and faithful transmitters whether or not they are rigorously Christian in doctrine."

Are you inferring that the Catholic Church does not pay attention to the gospels, and is not a rigorously Christian church? If that is the case, then I've certainly been duped. All my life beginning with my parents, and later with the local clergy, I've learned about the bible stories and about the salvation that Jesus's death brought to all of humanity. By-the-way, how do you think Christianity managed to survive between the death of Jesus and the Reformation, if, in fact, the Catholic Church did not transmit the Christian faith to the countrties of Europe? Wasn't Martin Luther a Christian?