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[[Image:Mel Gibson taken July-28-2006.jpg|right|thumb|Mel Gibson's mug shot, July 28, 2006.]]

[[Image:Mel Gibson taken July-28-2006.jpg|right|thumb|Mel Gibson's mug shot, July 28, 2006.]]

'''Mel Gibson''' is an American-born actor who grew up in Australia and became a celebrity starring in the ''Mad Max'' and ''Lethal Weapon'' series of films.   As a director, Mel Gibson received a Best Director Oscar for ''Braveheart''. He reached out to a different type of audience with his 2004 depiction of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, ''The Passion of the Christ''.   

'''Mel Gibson''' is an American-born actor who grew up in Australia and became a celebrity starring in the ''Mad Max'' and ''Lethal Weapon'' series of films. Outspoken and passionate in his beliefs, Mel is never at a loss for words.  As a director, Mel Gibson received a Best Director Oscar for ''Braveheart''. He reached out to a different type of audience with his 2004 depiction of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, ''[[The Passion of the Christ]]'' and turned out making the most successful Christian film in history grossing over 600 million world wide.   

Mel Gibson is a sedevacantist, traditionalist Catholic who rejects the validity and authority of the Second Vatican Council and holds the chair of Peter to be vacant.  In an interview in Time magazine, January 27, 2003, he blamed Vatican II for declining Church membership and the pedophile priest crisis which erupted in 2002.

Mel Gibson is a [[sedevacantist]], traditionalist Catholic who rejects the validity and authority of the [[Second Vatican Council]] and holds the chair of Peter to be vacant.  In an interview in Time magazine, January 27, 2003, he blamed Vatican II for declining Church membership and the pedophile priest crisis which erupted in 2002.

In July, 2006, Gibson was arrested for drunk driving.  In his well publicized arrest, he cursed at the arresting officers, accused them of being Jews, and remarked that Jews were responsible for all the wars in the world.<ref>Gibson's anti-Semetic Tirade http://www.tmz.com/2006/07/28/gibsons-anti-semitic-tirade-alleged-cover-up/</ref>

In July, 2006, Gibson was arrested for drunk driving.  In his well publicized arrest while drunk, he cursed at the arresting officers, accused them of being Jews (they were), and remarked that Jews were responsible for all the wars in the world.<ref>Gibson's anti-Semetic Tirade http://www.tmz.com/2006/07/28/gibsons-anti-semitic-tirade-alleged-cover-up/</ref> Gibson was against the Israeli invasion of Lebanon, a war that was ongoing at that time.  Gibson publicly apologized for his behavior, then publicly apologized a second time.  He asked all people, especially the Jewish community, to help him in overcoming his alcoholic tendencies. 

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