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Article: A conversation with Caviezel.(The Word From Rome)(Jim Caviezel, star of The Passion of Christ)
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- National Catholic Reporter
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- March 26, 2004
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Although we will probably never know if John Paul really said, "It is as it was," there's surely no mystery that he liked "The Passion of the Christ." The latest indication came March 15, when the pope received Jim Caviezel, who played Jesus Christ in the controversial Mel Gibson film that so far has grossed more than $213 million. It was the second time John Paul met Caviezel; the first encounter came during the filming of the movie.
The day after his tete-a-tete with the pope, Caviezel sat down with a small group of reporters over snacks in a Rome apartment. Perhaps not wishing to relive the "It is as it was" fracas, he declined to share what the pope had said ...