LOUISVILLE — Presbyterians
Today, the magazine of the Presbyterian Church (USA), has
posted a review and discussion guide for the films “The
Passion of the Christ” on its Web site www.pcusa.org/today.
The controversial Mel Gibson film opened today in theaters nationwide,
on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 25.
The review and discussion guide were written by the Rev. Ed
McNulty, editor of the film guide Visual Parables and author of
Praying the Movies and Praying the Movies II, published by Geneva
Press. McNulty regularly reviews movies with religious themes
for Presbyterians Today.
In his review, McNulty suggests that adults see the film before
deciding whether to take their youth groups. Numerous critics
have noted the extreme violence and brutality depicted in Gibson’s
movie. It is rated “R.”
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