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(CNSNews.com) - A $25 million movie with the entire dialogue spoken in Latin and Aramaic and no English sub-titles continues to swirl in controversy because of its depiction of the last 12 hours in the life of Jesus Christ.
The Passion, directed by Mel Gibson and due for release next spring, has raised the ire of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), which fears the movie will produce a fresh round of anti-Semitism. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) also objected to the film after seeing an early draft of the script.
On Monday, a spokesman for the New York City-based Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights told CNSNews.com that the attacks on the film are hypocritical. The Catholic League has no formal affiliation with the Conference of Catholic Bishops.
"If you made a movie blaspheming Christ, you wouldn't hear a word," said Louis Giovino, spokesman for the Catholic League.
Gibson's Icon Productions is paying for the film, which is dedicated to authenticity by featuring only the Latin and Aramaic dialogue with no English subtitles. The Passion will feature actor James Caviezel as Christ and actress Monica Bellucci as Mary Magdalene.
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