{"id":1940578,"date":"2023-05-30T06:08:13","date_gmt":"2023-05-30T10:08:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/legendary-director-announces-hes-making-a-film-about-jesus\/"},"modified":"2023-05-30T06:09:47","modified_gmt":"2023-05-30T10:09:47","slug":"legendary-director-announces-hes-making-a-film-about-jesus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/legendary-director-announces-hes-making-a-film-about-jesus\/","title":{"rendered":"Famous director to create movie about Jesus."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flegendary-director-announces-hes-making-a-film-about-jesus%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1940578&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Acclaimed Director Martin Scorsese Announces New Film About Jesus<\/h2>\n<p>During his visit to the Vatican over the weekend, legendary director Martin Scorsese announced his plans to make a new film about Jesus, according to reports. Scorsese briefly met with Pope Francis prior to the declaration of his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/legendary-director-announces-hes-making-a-film-about-jesus\/\" title=\"Famous director to create movie about Jesus.\">future cinematic vision<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cToday the church needs your genius because it needs to protest, to call out and to shout,\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pope-francis-at-10-years-five-most-noteworthy-moments-of-his-papacy\/\" title=\"Pope Francis at 10 years: Five most noteworthy moments of his papacy\">pope addressed<\/a> a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-biden-administration-abandoning-15-minimum-wage-over-worries-it-wont-survive-covid-talks\/\" title=\"Report: Biden Administration Abandoning  Minimum Wage Over Worries It \u2018Wont Survive\u2019 COVID Talks\">room full<\/a> of individuals in the arts, including Scorsese, at \u201cThe Global Aesthetics of the Catholic Imagination\u201d conference on Saturday where he made the declaration. The event was organized by the journal La Civilta Cattolica and Georgetown University.<\/p>\n<p>Scorsese later <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/grace-church-teacher-relieved-following-scathing-op-ed-on-schools-anti-racism-training\/\" title=\"Grace Church Teacher \u2018Relieved\u2019 Following Scathing Op-Ed On School\u2019s \u2018Anti-Racism\u2019 Training\">felt moved<\/a> and said, \u201cI have responded to the Pope\u2019s appeal to artists in the only way I know how: by imagining and writing a screenplay for a film about Jesus,\u201d Variety reported. \u201cAnd I\u2019m about to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-johnson-indicates-preference-for-leaving-office-after-current-term\/\" title=\"Sen. Johnson Indicates Preference for Leaving Office After Current Term\">start making<\/a> it.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Will Scorsese\u2019s Film Bring More People to Jesus?<\/h3>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\" class=\"one-half\">\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-question\">Will Scorsese\u2019s film bring more people to Jesus?<\/div>\n<div id=\"pollFormBox\" style=\"display: none\">\n\t\t<label>Yes<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<label>No<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-disclaimer\">\n\t\tCompleting this poll entitles you to The Western Journal news updates free of charge. You may opt out at anytime. You also agree to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/privacy-policy\/\">Privacy Policy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/terms-service\/\">Terms of Use<\/a>.\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results\" style=\"display: none\">\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-yes\" style=\"width: 64%\">\n\t\t\tYes: 64% (34 Votes)\n\t\t<\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-no\" style=\"width: 36%\">\n\t\t\tNo: 36% (19 Votes)\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t<script>\n\t\t\/\/Poll script\n\t<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Scorsese has previously turned to religion as inspiration for his craft. While promoting his 2016 film \u201cSilence,\u201d Scorsese spoke with FULLER studio to discuss the film and his faith. He posed the question, \u201cIn any event, the whole idea is \u2026 how to live Christianity in daily life. 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