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| − | '''Mel Gibson''' is an [[United States|American]]-born actor who grew up in [[Australia]] and became a celebrity starring in the ''Mad Max'' and ''Lethal Weapon'' series of films. With his former wife of 30 years, Robyn, Gibson has six sons and one daughter. His eighth child, a girl named Lucia, was born on October 30, 2009, to his girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva.<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/11/02/mel.gibson.baby/index.html</ref> Outspoken and passionate in his beliefs, Gibson is never at a loss for words. | + | '''Mel Gibson''' is an [[United States|American]]-born actor who grew up in [[Australia]] and became a celebrity starring in the ''Mad Max'' and ''Lethal Weapon'' series of films. With his former wife of 30 years, Robyn, Gibson has six sons and one daughter. His eighth child, a girl named Lucia, was born on October 30, 2009, to his girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva.<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/11/02/mel.gibson.baby/index.html</ref> |
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| − | As a director, 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]]'', which turned out to be the most successful [[Christian]] film in history, grossing over USD600 million worldwide.<ref>[http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=passionofthechrist.htm Box Office Mojo]</ref> | + | As a director, 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]]'', which was an immense success in grossing over $600 million worldwide.<ref>[http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=passionofthechrist.htm Box Office Mojo]</ref> [[Ben Hur (film)]] did better as a [[Christian]] film, grossing about $850 in [[inflation]]-adjusted receipts. |
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| − | Gibson is a traditionalist Catholic who rejects the validity and authority of the [[Second Vatican Council]] and holds the chair of [[Peter]] to be vacant. Conversely, in an interview in ''Screen International'' in 2004, he referred to Pope John Paul II as "the occupier of the Chair of Peter". In an interview in [[Time magazine|''Time'']] magazine, January 27, 2003, he blamed Vatican II for declining Church membership and the [[pedophile priest crisis]] which erupted in 2002.{{fact}} | + | For his sequel being produced in 2025, Gibson has senselessly cast an outspokenly [[pro-abortion]] [[Polish]] actress Kasia Smutniak as [[Mary]], the mother of [[Jesus]], in ''The [[Resurrection]] of the [[Christ]]''.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2025/10/28/backlash-brewing-against-polish-pro-abortion-actress-kasia-smutniak-being-cast-as-mary-in-the-resurrection-of-the-christ/</ref> Poland is the target of an intense [[pro-abortion]] campaign to legalize [[abortion]] there at this time, and the choice of this actress is particularly harmful to the [[pro-life]] efforts. |
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| | + | Gibson is a traditionalist Catholic who rejects the validity and authority of the [[Second Vatican Council]] and holds the chair of [[Peter]] to be vacant. Conversely, in an interview in ''Screen International'' in 2004, he referred to Pope John Paul II as "the occupier of the Chair of Peter". In an interview in [[Time magazine|''Time'']] magazine, January 27, 2003, he blamed Vatican II for declining Church membership and the pedophile priest crisis which erupted in 2002.{{fact}} |
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| | Gibson, a practitioner of [[Hollywood values]], was arrested for drunk driving in July 2006. In response to the arrest, a drunk Gibson made offensive anti-[[Semite|Semitic]] remarks that were then widely publicized.<ref>https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=2259135</ref><ref>Gibson's anti-Semetic Tirade http://www.tmz.com/2006/07/28/gibsons-anti-semitic-tirade-alleged-cover-up/</ref> Gibson publicly apologized for his behavior, then publicly apologized a second time. He asked all people, especially the [[Jew]]ish community, to help him in overcoming his [[alcohol]]ic tendencies. | | Gibson, a practitioner of [[Hollywood values]], was arrested for drunk driving in July 2006. In response to the arrest, a drunk Gibson made offensive anti-[[Semite|Semitic]] remarks that were then widely publicized.<ref>https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=2259135</ref><ref>Gibson's anti-Semetic Tirade http://www.tmz.com/2006/07/28/gibsons-anti-semitic-tirade-alleged-cover-up/</ref> Gibson publicly apologized for his behavior, then publicly apologized a second time. He asked all people, especially the [[Jew]]ish community, to help him in overcoming his [[alcohol]]ic tendencies. |