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March 5, 2004
CRITICS SEE PORN AND S&M IN THE PASSION
The following quotes are from the critics of The Passion of the Christ:
Rev. Andrew Greeley calls it sadomasochistic and pornographic. Christopher Hitchens dubs it an exercise in lurid sadomasochism. Ex-priest John Dominic Crossan labels it pornographic. David Edelstein of Slate finds it an exercise in sadomasochism. Rabbi James Rudin brands it a sadomasochistic film. David Denby of The New Yorker opines Its extremely sadistic. Jonathan Foreman of the New York Post says its pornographic. A.O. Scott of the New York Times sees it as high-minded sadomasochism. Andrew Sullivan was shocked to find it pornographic. Rev. Michael Coffey, a Lutheran minister, says its pornographic. David Ansen of Newsweek screams Its the sadism thats troubling. Jamie Bernard of the Daily News notes it would horrify the regulars at an S&M club. Ex-priest James Carroll sees the film as nothing but pornographic. Leon Wieseltier of the New Republic dubs it a repulsive masochistic fantasy, a sacred snuff film. Harvard professor Daniel Jonah Goldhagen was aghast at the sadomasochistic, orgiastic display and its unremitting sadism. Charles Krauthammer of the Washington Post calls it the most unremitting sadism in the history of film. Bill Safire in the New York Times complains of its sustained sadism. Al Neuharth of USA TODAY calls it a wasted exercise in sadomasochism.
Catholic League president William Donohue responds as follows:
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I am sending an email to Hardball this morning. He stated on the show that the line, "Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do" " was not in the movie. Jim Caviezel did an interview for World Over Live last night and when questioned about it was stunned. Paraphrasing Mr. Caviezel, he said, I don't know where the Father was during the movie but that is one of the few dialogs we repeated 3 times in the movie. Two of the times was when he was being nailed to the cross and another time on the cross.
Sick puppies, all of them, in their perverted perceptions.
Perhaps it's "the other realm" working through them, as Mel might put it.
Nothing else to do but pray for them.