Passion, Judas present contrast in Jesus films.(News)

The Christian Century | February 24, 2004| | Copyright

Churchgoers pondering whether to see Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ during Lent know from news stories that they will have to steel themselves for graphically violent scenes and potential anti-Semitic overtones.

The controversial R-rated movie has been scheduled to open in about 2,000 theaters February 25, Ash Wednesday on Protestant and Catholic calendars.

Gibson, who directed the self-financed, $25 million film covering the last hours of Jesus' life, reportedly said that he would remove a Gospel passage used for centuries to justify anti-Jewish ...

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