'Passion' shakes North Jersey clergy to the core

The Record of Hackensack ^ | 02.29.04

[nickcarraway]

Does Fr. Lasch think the people of Mendham are to wealthy the truth?

[nicmarlo]

And look further at the movie itself: It was a Jew who protested the council's actions, it was a Jew who asserted Jesus' innocence before the council, they were Jews who called upon the soldiers to stop, it was a Jew(ish woman) who tried to bring Jesus the cup, it was a Jew who carried Jesus' cross and eventually, lovingly, Jesus himself as he "walked a mile in His shoes."

And notice, also, it was the devil who was always circling around.....Satan was there.....like a vulture, imho, egging the ROMAN SOLDIERS....NOT JEWS....on to commit even greater torment and torture upon Jesus.

[BlessedBeGod]

" ... in my opinion, God did not send his son to die,'' said Lasch...

Heretic.

[hosepipe]

[ NJ Catholic priest appalled by "The Passion'' he described the film as "religious barbarism." ]

NO WONDER hes in New Jersy....

[sarasmom]

One of the reasons I am not a member of an organised religion, is I have not found one with a basic belief system I can fully embrace.
It would seem to me to be the rankest sort of hypocricy to fraudlently claim membership in a church, but not believe in the church's basic items of faith and its scriptures.
How can one be a priest of any faith, and disbelieve?
Sounds like this "priest" needs to step down from this church, and find a new vocation.
He should seek a position within the DNC.

[Eala]

What happened 2,000 years ago is the same that is happening today. It was me I who persecuted Christ.

That is what has so thoroughly gripped me since seeing this movie: My sins (albeit long after the fact) made this necessary. Mea culpa, mea maxima culpa...

Don't know how I'm going to handle the Good Friday service...

[Coleus]

" ... in my opinion, God did not send his son to die,'' said Lasch...
Heretic.>>

yea, I couldn't believe he said that. very puzzling

[aimhigh]

As I was sitting at the end of movie I thought, 'This is not bringing us together,'''

Jesus said, "I hav ecome to bring a sword.."

[sirchtruth]

It is repulsive to me that one would call himself a preist and be so ignorant about the basic fact of redemption and how Jesus' was to accomplish his mission.

Secular Clery are ridiculously arrogant and evidently ignorant too.

The spiritual war is waged heavy...

[mombonn]

"It made me realize I've had a pretty sanitized view of what Christ did for me,''

As do most of us. Jesus died an horrific death, beyond what we can imagine.

All I can say is, Thank You, Lord.

[Bonaparte]

"...priests like Lasch..."

Heretical priests turn my stomach too.

[hometoroost]

"I feel much more comfortable with the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops or the National Council of Churches teaching this story than I do with Mel Gibson,"

I'm sure he feels more comfortable with two groups who, like him, barely acknowledge the divinity of Jesus teaching this story.

From what he has said I bet that he thinks this just a "story."

[WestTexasWend]

'Something tells me that this priest would be offended by Christ Himself.'

No doubt...and he'd have smashed the Ten Commandments out of fear, not anger, and come down with the Ten Suggestions.

These disaffected types should give up the act and form their own PC Religion...Our Church of Perpetual Petulance.

[Dr. Scarpetta]

This priest might be having a problem with his own faith..........He should remember that the Bible says that Christ suffered for our sins.........bump

[codyjacksmom]

And this Rev Lohr.....What IS a liberal brand of Christianity? And the priest that doesn't think God sent his son to die? Why are these people leading other people? I'm afraid of where they are leading these trusting souls. To hell possibly? They need to go back for more training and reread their bibles, because they don't have a clue what they're talking about.

[Jeff Chandler]

My sins (albeit long after the fact) made this necessary.

I came out of the theatre feeling very guilty.

[sobieski]

BION, I'm in the parish. His opinion was predictable. When we sing "Amazing Grace", he gives us a lecture that we shouldn't sing "Saved a wretch like me" but "saved a person like me".

[Revolting cat!]

Dear Father Lasch,

You are not allowed to dislike this entertainment vehicle! We sentence you to 100 lashes!

Sincerely

FR