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Gibson's Passion to go live in the streets of Sydney.


Even before the pope announced that Sydney had won its bid to host World Youth Day 2008, the word was already out that the main event was likely to be a live reenactment re·en·act also re-en·act  
tr.v. re·en·act·ed, re·en·act·ing, re·en·acts
1. To enact again: reenact a law.

2.
 of Australian-born Mel Gibson's 2004 blockbuster film The Passion of the Christ.

Gibson's Stations of the Cross Stations of the Cross

depictions of episodes of Christ’s death. [Christianity: Brewer Dictionary, 1035]

See : Passion of Christ
 would begin with the Last Supper, staged at the famous Sydney Opera House Sydney Opera House

Performing-arts centre on the harbour in Sydney, Australia. Its dynamic, imaginative design by Danish architect Jørn Utzon (b. 1918) won a competition in 1957 and brought Utzon international fame.
 on the harbor, and move to St. Mary's Cathedral St. Mary's Cathedral, or Cathedral of St. Mary the Virgin, or other variations on the name, may refer to: Australia
  • St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney
  • St Mary's Cathedral, Perth
Canada
  • St.
 for the Crucifixion.

Archbishop George Pell of Sydney confirmed that Gibson was approached with the idea and told Deutsche Presse Agentur: "He might well be attracted. I think his devotion to Christ is very real."

As the movie itself was rated R for violence by the Motion Picture Association, it was not clear at press time whether parents would be required to accompany their children to the live reenactment.
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Title Annotation:catholic tastes
Author:Dix, Tara
Publication:U.S. Catholic
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Date:Oct 1, 2005
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