Mel Gibson's Passion of the Christ made the front page of the NY Daily News today:

Love, hate & furor
Controversy grows over Mel Gibson's 'Passion'

"Against unbelievable odds, "The Passion of the Christ" is now shaping up to be the hottest ticket in the history of Hollywood when it finally hits theaters on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 25."

That statement is a bit over the top!

"The New York-based Catholic League bought 1,200 tickets at $9.75 apiece and will make them available to members for $5."
"We could probably sell 10,000 of these tickets," said Catholic League President William Donohue. "The reason I'm subsidizing it is to make a point - it's important to see this movie. And it's to drive Mel's critics crazy."

Bill Donohue is so refreshingly blunt!

"There were rumblings that Gibson's labor of love was a $25 million vanity project, something along the lines of John Travolta's "Battlefield Earth."

Heaven Forbid!!