Mel's Passion leaves audiences in tears

Even before sunrise, believers and nonbelievers alike poured into cinemas across the US on Ash Wednesday for the opening of Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ.

Mel's Passion leaves audiences in tears

Even before sunrise, believers and nonbelievers alike poured into cinemas across the US on Ash Wednesday for the opening of Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ.

An estimated 6,000 people filled all 20 auditoriums at a multiplex in Dallas to watch the controversial film. All the tickets had been bought and donated by a local churchgoer.

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