TV's Frink said:

xhonzi said:

The Passion to me, as a Christian, is listening to someone else give a testimony of Christ that is similar to your own, but not quite the same. You focus on what you share in common, as opposed to what splits you... But at the same time, there is some really gorey stuff in that movie. They made a PG-13ish cut (it might still be Rated R, but the gore is toned down) which I haven't seen, but would prefer to try next time.

It's not the gore, but who is shown to be responsible.

Q. Mel Gibson has stated that many people are calling him an anti-Semite. What is ADL's position?
A. ADL and its representatives have never accused Mr. Gibson of being an anti-Semite. We do not know what is in his heart. We only know what he has put on the movie screen. The images there show Romans who behave with compassion toward Jesus. The Roman governor, Pontius Pilate, constantly expresses his reticence to harm Jesus. The Jews, on the other hand, are depicted as blood-thirsty. The Jewish High Priest, Caiaphas, is shown as bullying Pilate, and the hundreds and hundreds of amassed Jews demanding Jesus' death.

Again, all of that is in the New Testament. It's sort of silly for anyone to blame Mel Gibson for making an accurate translation of that portion of the New Testament and pretend that they're fine with the text itself.