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...Sean Hannity and Bill O’Reilly have labeled criticism of the historical accuracy of the Gibson film as Christian-bashing. But the quest for truth is to be commended, not condemned. Religious fundamentalists cannot have it both ways. If the story of Jesus’ trial and crucifixion is claimed to be true, then it must be subjected to historical tools of truth determination. If the story is based on faith, then people who do not share that faith should not be accused of acts that may not have occurred in fact. So let us all work together...
...seven languages, K?nig was twice considered a candidate for the papacy. During the 1960s he was at the center of a movement to liberalize church policy, helping to organize the Second Vatican Council, which expanded the influence of the laity and famously absolved the Jews of responsibility for the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Even after the church turned conservative again, K?nig continued to reach out, becoming the Vatican's point man for Eastern Europe and non-Catholics. "I wanted a dialogue with all people," he once said...
Gibson's movie tells the story of Christ's Crucifixion as it was--bloody. Two thousand years ago, man was just as uncivilized toward his fellow man as he is today; just look at what goes on around us. Gibson took what he read in the Bible and put it on film. I applaud him. KEN SIEGERT Tampa...
Much of the controversy over The Passion relates to its radical take on the gospels about Jesus’ torture and crucifixion. Aitken, who is also an Episcopal priest, believes this disputation is generally justified. “The movie distorts what the gospels are doing, from a scholarly and theological point of view,” says Aitken. She explains that four gospels, by Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, tell subtly differing accounts of the passion narrative, and that these four accounts were “by no means eye-witness accounts, or written at or near the time...
...powerful reaction from the audience. There were gasps and audible sobbing, which continued for some time. But as the torture went on, and on, as Jesus staggered through the Stations of the Cross, punched and kicked and flayed again, the theater fell silent. By the time of the Crucifixion, the audience seemed emotionally exhausted and numbed to the violence. There was no catharsis. I saw only dry eyes as we left...