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Post by Voxxkowalski on Jun 20, 2016 10:53:27 GMT -5
Since no layperson has...sede or not.
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Post by orthopapist on Jun 26, 2016 23:20:15 GMT -5
"The scene where Caviezel splashes his "mother" in the face with water, bordered on blasphemy and was also typical Hollywood nonsense and propaganda." Ahh I thought this was very human innocent and playful. Not sure if I need more trad "re-orientation", or ya'll need to chill more
Don't ya'll tickle siblings or parents or do anything of the like? I understand the desire for the BVM to be respected though, etc.
"Gibson is a well known public sinner " Pretty sure this is correct, saw some people mention it on a forum a while ago asking for prayers for him
"In my opinion Mel Gibson is thoroughly discredited and the partisan support he gets for being a "Trad" is frankly sickening." St. Augustine fathered a child, I believe - however though Mel hasn't repented of public sins possibly ... also the bar is pretty low for being a public anything these days, many public figures are adulterers and so on
" Barabbas tries to get a laugh out of the audience by sticking out his tongue like a madman" Again this seemed realistic to me, the barbarism of the past
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Greg
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Post by Greg on Sept 16, 2016 20:30:48 GMT -5
His 26 year old girlfriend is now pregnant.
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Post by zebtax on Jun 20, 2017 17:17:56 GMT -5
"Many Jewish viewers were disgusted not only by the violence depicted in the movie, but by the active role that Jews are depicted as having in Jesus’ crucifixion. Jewish high priests are shown as forcing an ambivalent Roman governor, Pontius Pilate, into nailing Jesus on the cross."
And yet if you actually watch the movie, the Romans are depicted as the most brutal and bloodthirsty of them all. They enjoy the violence they inflict upon Christ in the film. Pontius is the only one conflicted,, the rest of the Romans seem to revel in the violence. Should I, as an Italian, take offense to the film? No wait.. I am rational
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Post by Vidit Lucem Magnam on Jun 22, 2017 16:16:24 GMT -5
First, full disclosure, I am a HUGE fan of Mel Gibson's movies. The Passion is a movie I watch every Good Friday.
With that being said, I recall reading that Mel's first wife was an Episcopalian and had been her whole life. Can someone help me understand if a marriage between a Catholic and a non-Catholic is valid in the eyes of the Church? Would it be viewed as a divorce then?
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Post by Voxxkowalski on Jun 22, 2017 17:01:52 GMT -5
First, full disclosure, I am a HUGE fan of Mel Gibson's movies. The Passion is a movie I watch every Good Friday. With that being said, I recall reading that Mel's first wife was an Episcopalian and had been her whole life. Can someone help me understand if a marriage between a Catholic and a non-Catholic is valid in the eyes of the Church? Would it be viewed as a divorce then? What? the movie where he talked through a beaver puppet...or the movie he wore womans pantyhose? Just saying....anyway...the Marriage was valid as the sacrament is conveyed through the Couple the Christian Minister or anyone for that matter is merely the witness. Atleast thats my shorthand understanding.
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Post by Vidit Lucem Magnam on Jun 22, 2017 17:45:59 GMT -5
Lol, there aren't all winners. Maybe should have qualified my statement. I like the movies he's directed (Braveheart, Passion, Apocolypto). I think he's equal parts gifted and flawed. My ratio, I'm sure, is not so balanced. But Lord bless me I am trying.
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Post by Voxxkowalski on Jun 22, 2017 19:59:37 GMT -5
Loved apocolypto!..That is story telling at its finest.
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Post by annie on Jun 25, 2017 6:55:46 GMT -5
Interesting...what didnt you like? Well, from what I can remember from the movie, here is some of why I didn't like it: Why would it be a problem to show the face? Granted, it is a pretty gory film. But Mel had a point to get across: the price Our Lord paid was heavy. I thought it conveyed their intimacy. Barabbas was all of us. Deplorable in our sins. Our Lord died for us while we were still dead in our sins. It is possible that the woman stoned in adultery was Mary Magdalene. Who knows? It can't be proven that she wasn't Mary Magdalene, can it? Anyway, a little artistic license is okay with me. I don't think anyone was expecting "The Passion" to be describing each thing that happens exactly as in the scriptures. I love the film. I watch it on Holy Week every year and it's done much good for my meditation on the Sorrowful Mysteries. Whatever his sins and shortcomings, I hope and trust that Mel dies in a state of grace. And I'd like to see him direct more films like the "Passion" because we really need films like that in the world today.
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