Invite-Only Church
- 11.20.09
- Church, Holy Family Chapel, Mel Gibson
- 7 Comments
Get a load of this: World Entertainment News Network reports that Mel Gibson is closing the doors of his Catholic church to the public in a bid to prevent unwanted visitors from leaking stories to the press.
The man who brought Jesus to the general public through The Passion of the Christ is keeping the general public from worshiping Jesus at his church at the Holy Family Chapel in Agoura Hills, Calif.
Evidently, Gibson is planning a baptism for his newborn daughter Lucia, with girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva – and he wants to keep the media out. Gibson’s nephew broke the news to church goers during Mass last Sunday, revealing worshipers will have to be personally invited to join in the weekly services. Regular attenders of the church will have to submit an application for an invitation to worship there from now on.
I totally agree with this. There are alot of people over the yrs I would have liked to kick out of my church.
REAL regulars should be treated as fellow worshippers ….&allowed to worship “as usual” – but the rest would most probably not come as worshippers. It’s fair to limit those people for such an occasion.
Holding my tongue on this one. Trying not to judge anyone.
Why does one person have so much influence over a church’s policy? Money. It doesn’t cost much for the mystical body of Christ to gather, and yet churches always find a way to spend lots of money. That’s the real issue here. The church is a modern-day Gomer, selling herself to whomever will dress her in fine clothes. Jesus will end up hanging out with whomever we exclude. If we want Jesus in, we better let everyone in, regardless of how that may inconvenience big donors.
are you kidding me????? i understand not wanting cameras for his daughter’s baptism. SO MAKE A “NO CAMERA POLICY”!!!! you can’t restrict who comes into the House of God!!!! The Great Commission says to reach the lost. How are you going to reach the lost when you restrict your fellow believers? Mel…you did a great job on “Passion”. But its been a slippery slope downhill for you ever since. And this only makes it worse.
So… its okay to share your faith… as long as its a million $ movie… but when its personal…. that’s a different story?
If he wanted a private service, he should have booked the church at a special time, rather than closing its regular service, just like people do for weddings and funerals.
Must be nice to have enough money to buy God’s house…