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Pope breaks loose from his PC Handlers...
EFL, a bunch
Here’s some happy news this Christmas season, an unexpected gift for those who have seen and admired Mel Gibson’s controversial movie, "The Passion," and wish to support it. The film has a new admirer, and he is a person of some influence. He is in fact the head of the Holy Roman Catholic and Apostolic Church. John Paul II, who even with the challenges of his current illness has more good sense than many of his PC-Vatican-Hangers-On cardinals, knew of the Politically-Correct smear campaign controversy surrounding Mr. Gibson’s film, and wanted to see it.
Read the article and contrast that with the gutless stand the American Cardinal the author talked to.
Producer Steve McEveety, who had flown to Rome with a brass pair on him uninvited to show the film to as many Vatican officials as he could, bypassed the watchdogs gave the DVD to Msgr. Dziwisz on Friday, Dec. 5. The monsignor and the pope watched it together in the papal apartments. "He had to watch it late in the evening," Mr. McEveety said of John Paul. "He’s pretty well booked. But he really wanted to see it."
Looks like the Old Guy isnt done yet - at least he slipped the leash this time!
Afterwards, Msgr. Dziwisz gave Mr. McEveety the pope’s reaction. The pope found it very powerful, and approved of it. Mr. McEveety was delighted. Msgr. Dziwisz added that the pope said to him, as the film neared its end, five words that he wished to pass on:
"It is as it was."
What eloquence! That ought to shut up the nattering fearful shiftless cringers in the Church (especially the US Bishops who tried to do a hatchet job). Read the linked article for more detail and some very on-target commentary regarding Cardinal Martino
Posted by: OldSpook 2003-12-18
http://www.rantburg.com/poparticle.php?ID=22935