-All Rights Go To Mel Gibson and the makers of The Passion of The Christ-
Jesus said to her, ‘I am the rising again, and the life; he who is believing in me, even if he may die, shall live;
-John 11:25
Maia Morgenstern […] is probably best known for the role of Mary, the Mother of Jesus, in Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ. […]
Her surname, Morgenstern, means “Morning Star” in German, a title of the Virgin Mary, the character she played in The Passion of the Christ. Mel Gibson, a devout Traditionalist Catholic, thought this of great significance when casting her.[5] In interviews, she has defended The Passion against allegations of antisemitism,[6] saying that the high priest Caiaphas is portrayed not as a representative of the Jewish people, but as a leader of the establishment, adding that “Authorities throughout history have persecuted individuals with revolutionary ideas.”[7]
