[11th Earl of Mar]

The Italians should also be protesting the Passion, since it portrays ROMAN soldiers as the actual killers of Christ.

[chris1]

Most Italians don't engage in the silly behavior many other groups do in this respect. That is why it is only a very few who protest the Godfather, the Sopranos, Etc. Most Italians, when faced with this type of idiocy, simply remind others about the positive contributions that need no deep explanation. Other groups, which I will not name, don't do that and simply whine, moan, complain, and act like little babies.

[wai-ming]

...it portrays ROMAN soldiers as the actual killers of Christ.

They did it at the behest of the Jews. Jesus was charged with blasphemy, which was not a crime under Roman law. Blasphemy was punishable by death under Jewish law; the Jews asked the Romans to carry out the sentence for them.

Jesus was killed by the Romans,
at the request of the Jews,
on behalf all of mankind.

[M1Tanker]

Good point.