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FLASHBACK: Networks Excoriated ‘The Passion of the Christ’ as Inflammatory, Anti-Semitic

Posted on 09 April 2020

As Christians around the globe prepare to celebrate Easter on Sunday, some will choose to rewatch Mel Gibson’s film The Passion of the Christ during Holy Week. The movie, which came out 14 years ago on February 25, 2004, was a massive hit. It skyrocketed to a worldwide gross of $611 million. But to the journalists and hosts on ABC, CBS and NBC, it was a project to approach with skepticism and alarm.