Posted on 09/13/2002 1:15:18 AM PDT by glorygirl
"Mel Gibson launches scathing attack on the Vatican"
What a joke!!
This'll piss off quite a few. May the apoplectic fits begin!
You've got that right. "Braveheart" didn't do much to endear him to the left, and I'm sure this one won't either.
I have a bit of a hard time believing Gibson really said he didn't believe in the church as an institution.
If that was the case, it would seem he might have a bit of a problem with his daughter's plans.
More leftist spin.
I might be mistaken, but I don't think Mel's "Old Catholic."
Let me say, the words of the Tridentine Mass are absolutely heavenly.
What they don't show you is what eventually happened to Longshanks perverted son. The nobles hated him, so they killed him in the most painful way possible - a red hot poker right up the....well, I'll leave that thought hanging in the air.
Regards, Ivan
Gibson himself said he "got into a lot of trouble for that." Many accused him of bashing, but he defended his actions, saying "Everybody got it in that film, I mean, come on, William Wallace is tortured for 15 solid minutes."
Mel Gibson is everything every man should be.
Perhaps the beginnings of a new Hollywood, a more respectful, more moral, more responsible Hollywood is cutting through the slime it has been for the past thirty years. [Sarcasm]
A chapel in his home. Married to the same woman for more than twenty years. A class act in the vein of Gary Cooper and Jimmy Stewart.
Interesting choice of words. ;) Yes, she was probably highly involved - certainly she and Edward II were at odds.
Regards, Ivan
Right on! Latin is a powerful language. I don't know how to explain it. And more to the point, God is in the soul, not in a building, NOT in a beaurocracy.
Way to go, Gibson! Brave Heart! The Patriot! Conspiracy Theory! Great movies! Gibson was an inspiration all through the Clinton regime. And it's not his fault if his contract requires him to parrot certain liberal lines.
Imagine a young lady raised in Malibou who becomes a nun? Fascinating!
Well, the painful nature of that method was probably seen as a side benefit (you're right, they really hated him). But the actual choice of method was made because they did not want the King's body to be visibly harmed. So they chose a method where all the damage was on the inside.
It was also considered the proper punishment for someone of his...preferences.
Regards, Ivan
Maybe he read the Bible. I used to be a Catholic, myself. What a mess that church is. All churches. BTW, tithing is a law of men, not of God. When is the last time a Catholic priest told you that? Or the leader of any church? Churches of today are little different from what they were back then.
Mark 7.[6] He answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.
[7] Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctines the commandments of men.
[8] For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do.
[9] And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.
[10] For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother.; and, Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death:
[11] But ye say, If a man shall say to his father or mother, It is Corban, that is to say, a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; he shall be free.
[12] And ye suffer him no more to do ought for his father or his mother;
[13] Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye.
[In other words, kick Mom and Dad out into the street and make beggers of them, so that you can afford to tithe to 'God'. Thus the manmade law of tithing is elevated above the Law of GOD to honor and CARE FOR your mother and father. "Hi Dad. How was begging today? Oh you hadn't eaten in three days? I'm so sorry, Pop. Good thing is, I gave God my 10 percent skim today. They put shag carpets on the church floor. Our high priest is driving around in a Corvette. Looks really kool. God will reward you for the suffering that I caused you. So chin up, Pops."]
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