Reuters: Jews Upset as Pope to Beatify Mel Gibson's 'Muse'

Never one to shrink from criticism, Pope John Paul is again putting controversial figures on the road to sainthood, including Austria's last emperor and a mystic nun who inspired Mel Gibson's film on Christ's passion.

Jewish groups condemned the film, saying it would spur new forms of visceral anti-Semitism. They now fear that moving [Anne Catherine]Emmerick closer to the glories of the altars, as sainthood is known, will only make matters worse.

I suppose we will see a resurgence of all the violence that occurred after people saw "The Passion"...? How is it possible that some people can be so...preposterous?

Article here.