Well, I wouldn't have bothered about Mel Gibson, but The Passion of the Christ made him into some sort of spiritual guru among many people in many churches - including my own Catholic Church. He is somebody on the extreme right who has found himself a niche in the mainstream, and that's frightening. His popularity has added to the difficulties of church workers like me who are left of center, and we're happy to see Mel Gibson discredited.
-Joe-