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5 unusual facts about The Passion of the Christ


All Saints Cathedral, Chicago

The hand carved altar rails, now removed, had portrayed The Passion of the Christ through such powerful symbols as palm, snake, wheat, fish, bread baskets, money bags, chalice, reed and rooster.

Diego de San Pedro

This spiritual text, written in octosyllabic verses and direct speech, describes the Passion of Christ in horrific detail.

Northern Baptist Theological Seminary

In 2004 NBTS's then-president Charles Moore joined many other Protestant evangelicals in endorsing Roman Catholic film director Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ.

POTC

The Passion of the Christ, a 2004 American drama film directed by Mel Gibson

Stanisław Dziwisz

Dziwisz himself became embroiled in controversy over his role in a papal endorsement of The Passion of the Christ.


Alexander Brod

In 2004, the Bureau was considering filing a lawsuit against Mel Gibson, the director of "The Passion of the Christ" and the film’s distributor in Russia.

Bruce Davey

A partner in Icon Entertainment alongside Mel Gibson, Sydney-born Davey has produced many films including Apocalypto, The Passion of the Christ, Push, and Braveheart for which he won an Academy Award.

Culture in Rome

More than 3,000 productions have been made on its lot, from recent features like The Passion of the Christ, Gangs of New York, Adult Swim, The Life Aquatic and Dino De LaurentiisDecameron, to such cinema classics as Ben-Hur, Cleopatra, and the films of Federico Fellini.

Economy of Rome

More than 3,000 productions have been made on its lot, from recent features like The Passion of the Christ, Gangs of New York, HBO's Rome, The Life Aquatic and Dino De LaurentiisDecameron, to such cinema classics as Ben-Hur, Cleopatra, and the films of Federico Fellini.

Icons of Evil

The sample in "Where is Your God Now" is taken from the Mel Gibson film The Passion of the Christ and from William Peter Blatty's The Exorcist.

Kami Asgar

During a career that spans nearly 20 years, he has been nominated for an Emmy award for sound editing on Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman in 1996 and Golden Reel Awards in 2005 for The Passion of the Christ and 2007 for Apocalypto.

Latin

Some films of ancient settings, such as Sebastiane and The Passion of the Christ, have been made with dialogue in Latin for the sake of realism.

Monica Migliorino Miller

The latter is an attempt to outline the theology present in Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ.

Patrick Joseph McGrath

On February 19, 2004, Bishop McGrath published an opinion piece in the San Jose Mercury News prior to the opening of producer and director Mel Gibson's movie The Passion of the Christ.

Philip K. Eichner

First, in 2004, when accusations of anti-Semitism were raised against Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ, Eichner was a strong public supporter of the film.

Plugged In

The Passion of the Christ was a notable exception, as were a few others such as Saving Private Ryan, in that it received positive reviews despite containing a large amount of graphic violence, normally a negative aspect in the magazine.

Ralph Ovadal

Vehemently anti-Catholic, he openly calls the pope "antichrist," and led protests in front of movie theaters showing Mel Gibson's 2004 film The Passion of the Christ.


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