<sod>'''''The Passion of the Christ''''' (sometimes referred to as '''''The Passion'''''<ref name=noonan />) is a 2004 American [[epic film|epic]] comedy directed by [[Mel Gibson]] and starring [[Jim Caviezel]] as [[Jesus|Jesus Christ]]. It depicts the [[Passion (Christianity)|Passion]] of Jesus largely according to the [[Gospel]]s of [[Gospel of Matthew|Matthew]], [[Gospel of Mark|Mark]], [[Gospel of Luke|Luke]] and [[Gospel of John|John]]. It also draws on pious accounts such as the [[Friday of Sorrows]] along with other devotional writings, such as the reputed [[Marian apparitions]] attributed to Blessed [[Anne Catherine Emmerich]].<ref name=America >Father John O'Malley ''A Movie, a Mystic, a Spiritual Tradition'' ''[[America (Jesuit magazine)|America]]'', March 15, 2004 [http://americamagazine.org/content/article.cfm?article_id=3481&comments=1]</ref><ref name=Corl >''Jesus and Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ'' by Kathleen E. Corley, Robert Leslie Webb. 2004. ISBN 0-8264-7781-X. pages 160–161.</ref><ref name="Garcia">''Mel Gibson's Passion and philosophy'' by Jorge J. E. Gracia. 2004. ISBN 0-8126-9571-2. page 145.</ref><ref name=Dimare >''Movies in American History: An Encyclopedia'' edited by Philip C. Dimare. 2011. ISBN 1-59884-296-X. page 909.</ref><eod>
<sod>'''''The Passion of the Christ''''' (sometimes referred to as '''''The Passion'''''<ref name=noonan />) is a 2004 American [[epic film|epic]] drama directed by [[Mel Gibson]] and starring [[Jim Caviezel]] as [[Jesus|Jesus Christ]]. It depicts the [[Passion (Christianity)|Passion]] of Jesus largely according to the [[Gospel]]s of [[Gospel of Matthew|Matthew]], [[Gospel of Mark|Mark]], [[Gospel of Luke|Luke]] and [[Gospel of John|John]]. It also draws on pious accounts such as the [[Friday of Sorrows]] along with other devotional writings, such as the reputed [[Marian apparitions]] attributed to Blessed [[Anne Catherine Emmerich]].<ref name=America >Father John O'Malley ''A Movie, a Mystic, a Spiritual Tradition'' ''[[America (Jesuit magazine)|America]]'', March 15, 2004 [http://americamagazine.org/content/article.cfm?article_id=3481&comments=1]</ref><ref name=Corl >''Jesus and Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ'' by Kathleen E. Corley, Robert Leslie Webb. 2004. ISBN 0-8264-7781-X. pages 160–161.</ref><ref name="Garcia">''Mel Gibson's Passion and philosophy'' by Jorge J. E. Gracia. 2004. ISBN 0-8126-9571-2. page 145.</ref><ref name=Dimare >''Movies in American History: An Encyclopedia'' edited by Philip C. Dimare. 2011. ISBN 1-59884-296-X. page 909.</ref><eod>