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I have trouble believing anything Rudey has to say about anything Christian given that his hate gets in the way. Being "right" and merely agreeing with him are two very different things.
I'm also not taking opinions of anyone who has not yet seen the film.
If the ADL is an acceptable reference, then so should be the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights:
"The Catholic League's interpretation of the film is best expressed by Father Augustine Di Noia, O.P., Undersecretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. He said that "each of the main characters contributes in some way to Jesus' fate: Judas betrays him; the Sanhedrin accuses him; the disciples abandon him; Peter denies knowing him; Herod toys with him; Pilate allows him to be condemned; the crowd mocks him; the Roman soldiers scourge, brutalize and finally crucify him; and the devil, somehow, is behind the whole action." Only Mary, Di Noia observes, "is really blameless."
When asked point-blank whether the movie is anti-Semitic, Di Noia said, "There is absolutely nothing anti-Semitic or anti-Jewish about Mel Gibson's film."
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