The only role the Bible says the Pharisees have in the passion of Jesus is, in one case they try to warn him that there's a plot against his life," said Eugene Fisher, the spokesman on interfaith relations for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Washington, D.C.
To counter some of the hype around Gibson's film, Fisher's staff has been hurriedly distributing to Catholic clergy fresh copies of 40 years of Catholic statements combating anti-Semitism. A 1988 declaration by the American bishops offers point-by-point instruction for any accurate portrayal of Jesus' death, including that Pharisees "should not be depicted as party to the proceedings against Jesus."
This, I believe, is the same group that published "Reflections on Covenant and Mission" which is no longer on the USCCB website, probably due to the confusion it caused the faithful and for its complete misunderstanding of the Catholic Church's position.
Some one should clean the "Augean stables", so to speak. Perhaps they can keep those who would make a profession of faith and take the oath of fidelity?
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