'THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST' is not about bringing the faithful closer to Christ or turning others away by the gory event. It is about giving suffering a human face, and the fact that this face came from a Divine hierarchy, makes the significance even more compelling and poignant.
32 years ago, when I came up with my version of the 'Stations of the Cross' (http://www.dommartin.cc/Stations/Stationsindex.htm) -- which adorn the Bom Jesus Basilica in Old Goa -- it offended the sensitivity of some members of the clergy. One Jesuit, in particular, chastised me for depicting Christ as exhibiting "suffering" as though he were an infant. My response to him was that Christ was sent to earth as a humanbeing rather than as a Son of God, and my intent was to depict his suffering in a manner consistent with that of a humanbeing rather than being immune to it by virtue of his Divine disposition. Mel Gibson's triumph is that he had the indomitable vision to do what the Church would never have dared envision or undertake. His folly, if any at all, is that the movie should have been released in the hallowed precincts of churches (or parochial halls) rather than in the armchair setting of movie theaters. Dom Martin On Tue, 22 Apr 2004 06:49:06 +0100 (BST), "Bosco - Goanet Volunteer" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thank you, Gabriel. To all the recepients; Gabriel Figueiredo is the son of Maestro Antonio de Figueiredo,settled in Australia. I am glad that he shared with us all, his opinion about the film. I request that if any of you, has also seen it,to kindly let's know how you liked it. Unfortunately, so far it has not been shown in Goa. Regards Fernando ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the Internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the Web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! ########################################################################## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##########################################################################
