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"The Passion: A Great Instrument For Mission Work"
Cambodian catechumens see hope in the suffering of Jesus, after the violence of the Pol Pot regime
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Viewers react to " Passion of the Christ"
Film inspires new evangelical fervor among priests
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| INDIA
Gibson's film inspires passionate interest in Aramaic
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| THAILAND
Passion of the Christ raises questions among Buddhist audiences
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| IRAN
'Passion' opens despite Islamic objections
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| India
Gibson's "Passion" appreciated by Hindus, seen as antidote to fundamentalism
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| HONG KONG - TAIWAN – CHINA
"The Passion" : Movie theaters booked by churches inviting non-Christians
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| Qatar
After seeing "The Passion" Muslims start searching for the Gospel
In just 3 days more than a 1/10 of the population has seen the film.
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| philippines
'The Passion of the Christ': "A milestone in the cinema history"
It is the positive evaluation of the Bishops' Film Reviewers
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| south korea
"The Passion" welcomed by Protestants and Catholics
Cardinal Kim: "No anti-Semitism; the movie shows violence and hatred in us".
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| malaysia
Malaysian Muslims offended by "The Passion"
Archbishop asks for a revision of the ban
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| Palestine
"The Passion of the Christ" resounding success as moviegoers search for traces of anti-Semitism
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| China
"The Passion of the Christ" wins over non-Catholic youth
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| China
Pirated copies of "The Passion" used to evangelize
Christians fear that the film will not be shown due to government censorship. Meanwhille first private viewings of the film are accompanied by prayer gatherings and young agnostics want to know more about the faith. "The Passion" has "struck a heavy blow against atheism," says one Chinese youth.
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| philippines
Archbishop Rosales: "Watch 'The Passion!'"
Pastoral message corrects an Antisemitic approach to the film
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| qatar
Gibson's "Passion" arrives in the Middle East
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| islam - christianity
Islam and Jesus: almost a "love affair" (profile)
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| lebanon - islam
"Issa's" (Jesus's) crucifix fascinates today's Islamic intellectuals
The release of the movie "The Passion of the Christ" in Middle East Muslim countries opens the question on how Muslim see the crucifix. In Italy, for example, the crucifix in public places makes some Muslims intolerant and blasphemous. Elsewhere in the Islamic world, the Jesus who died on the cross and resurrected, the Jesus of Catholics, fascinates religious Muslims – above all poets, writers and contemporary intellectuals.
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| ITALY
Jim Caviezel: Under the make-up, a man of Faith
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| Lebanon
Cardinal Nasrallah Sfeir says Gibson's film is not anti-Semitic
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| PHILIPPINES
Bishops impressed by "The Passion": "Mel Gibson is like Mother Teresa"
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