Feb 10, 2004 / 22:00 pm
A Catholic publisher and a Catholic Internet portal have teamed up to launch an outreach to promote and respond to the evangelization opportunity presented by the release of Mel Gibson’s “The Passion of the Christ” on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 25.
The project, Catholic Passion Outreach, aims to be the “definitive Catholic response” to the film.
“This movie offers Catholics a unique opportunity to share the power of the Gospel with family and friends,” explained Tom Allen, president of Catholic Exchange.com. “Unlike any other, this movie will inspire hearts and change lives.”
Allen and his Catholic Exchange staff joined forces with Ascension Press, a Catholic publishing company. The two apostolates developed “A Guide to the Passion”, a 70-page book that answers 100 questions about the movie.