‘Certainly there are some Jews who call for punishment for Jesus,’ Foley said. “Foley said he had told Foxman that he had found nothing in the film that could be interpreted as anti-Semitic. The Most Reverend John Foley, President of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications:
“The finest sermon on Christ I have heard was by an English layman, Malcolm Muggeridge but that was a pale contribution beside this.” There was never any medieval morality play with an impact like this film’s.
The call to follow Christ is personal and primal. “It will help outsiders understand why there have been so many martyrs prepared to die for Christ, (more in the 20th century than any other) and why Christianity has such a profound influence in many different cultures after 2,000 years. Those who are searching will be provoked to reflection. Non-believers will find it engrossing, an elemental struggle between good and evil. “Every type of person will come to see it, if for different reasons. It is not absurd to compare it with the paintings of the Italian master Caravaggio, because of its beauty and drama. “The film is a contemporary masterpiece, artistically and technically. I’ll never read the words the same way again.”Ĭardinal George Pell, Archbishop of Sydney, Australia: “I’ve read the Passion narratives of the Lord and contemplated them and prayed over them many, many times, and I’ve never thought of the crucifixion with the images that I received while watching this. “The film is a faithful rendition of Jesus Christ’s passion and death.”Ĭardinal Francis George, Archbishop of Chicago: …Ĭardinal Geraldo Majella Agnelo, Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil: It will bring people closer to God, and closer to one another. I am confident that it will change for the better everyone who sees it, both Christians and non-Christians alike. It will be a tool for explaining the person and message of Christ. “This film is a triumph of art and faith. Gibson after the screening, I would gladly trade some of the homilies that I have given about the passion of Christ for even a few of the scenes of his film. It is a film that leads the viewer into prayer and reflection, into heartfelt contemplation. “As I watched this yet unfinished version of the film, I experienced moments of profound spiritual intimacy with Jesus Christ. National Catholic Reporter Online, December 17, 2003Ĭardinal Darío Castrillón Hoyos, Prefect of the Congregation for Clergy:
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