SISTER ROSE'S PASSION

DIRECTOR / OREN JACOBY

A celebration of the extraordinary life and work of Sister Rose Thering and a look at the divisive issue of anti-Semitism fostered for centuries by teachings of the Catholic Church. Rose was a young nun in the Dominican order, determined to stop the Catholic Church from teaching hate, and prove that the doctrine blaming Jews for the death of Jesus was irreconcilable with her notion of a loving God.  Rose’s efforts paved the way for the historic Vatican II Council and the papal encyclical that reformed the Church’s teachings about Jews. Then she stood up to Mel Gibson and his antisemitic interpretation of the gospels in his film, The Passion of the Christ.

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Director Oren Jacoby interviewed about the film on Charlie Rose HERE.