Those of you who check this blog regularly may notice that this post appeared, in slightly different form, as part of the David Broder - Jules Witcover post. But now, I've got more info. Because I'm always striving for excellence and am at the eternal service of you, dear reader.
Mel Gibson has been taking some heat about his rather bloody movie "The Passion" about the last days of Jesus Christ, filmed in Latin and Aramaic. The controversy surrounding the film involves some Jewish leaders who are prepared to protest it over the depiction of Jews as being primarily responsible for the death of Christ. The Rabbi in the article notes that there is some real anti-Semitism out there, and this movie should probably be left alone. By the by, this thing is suppossed to come out next Ash Wednesday, and I am very curious to see it.
Now for the new stuff. While looking for the above pic, I stumbled onto a very interesting site for conservative Catholics who reject the reforms of Vatican II and refuse to celebrate the mass in anything except Latin. Gibson's movie has been very well recieved by this group, as one might expect. Trust me, this site is worth a look see, particularly the section where people email questions to an online priest and he rails against protestants, the pope and pagans in general. (How 'bout that? A little alliteration treat to get you through the day.)
Tony
