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Passion DVD 'sets R-rated
record'
news.bbc.co.uk
9/2/4 "sold 4.1 million DVD copies on its
first day of release in the US."
Pass on Passion of the Christ DVD
canoe.ca
9/2/4 " Whether you buy the handsome
widescreen edition or the adulterated fullscreen edition, you
get the 126-minute film and absolutely nothing else. No
trailer. No Easter Eggs (sorry!). No commentary. No making-of
insights. No theologians to talk about the film's content. No
nothing. A glorious opportunity for enlightenment has been
wasted." - still no Gospel message.
Passion's Aftermath: Research Shows
Film's Spiritual Impact Falling Short
headlines.agapepress.org 7/17/4
"One of the most disappointing things the research revealed
was the apparent lack of a direct evangelistic impact by the
film. Less than one-tenth of one percent of the people who
saw The Passion said they responded to it by making a
profession of faith or accepting Christ as their Savior."
Actor Who Plays Jesus in "The
Passion" Thanked Holy Father for Letter to Artists
zenit.org 3/18/4 "Caviezel
added. "When you see Mel Gibson's film, is it Protestant? Is
it Muslim? Is it Catholic? What do you see? It is very
Catholic, very universal. It is a great way to introduce
people to what it means to be Catholic: It is universal, for
all peoples, for all times."
Gibson convinced 'evil all around us'
worldnetdaily.com 3/18/4
"When asked by Hannity which stories he might be inclined to
do, Gibson responded: "The story that's always fired my
imagination ... is the Book of Maccabees." - the Apocrypha!
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