The Passion of the Christ Co-Writer Benedict Fitzgerald Dies at 74

Screenwriter Benedict Fitzgerald has passed away.Per Variety, Fitzgerald died on Jan. 17 in Marsala, Sicily, with his passing confirmed by his cousin, Nancy Ritter. It’s noted in the report that Fitzgerald died after suffering from a “long illness.” He was 74 years old.”I was in a state of abject fear most of the time because I was tackling something that is not only sacred, but something, the spiritual, I had veered away from, and I was just finding my way back,” Fitzgerald said of working on a project like The Passion of the Christ in a 2004 interview. Mel and I had much of the same experience. We underwent a shock of recognition… [We hoped the film would] give back the sense that people actually do have a spiritual side to them. It did for me.”

Screenwriter Benedict Fitzgerald has passed away.

Per Variety, Fitzgerald died on Jan. 17 in Marsala, Sicily, with his passing confirmed by his cousin, Nancy Ritter. It’s noted in the report that Fitzgerald died after suffering from a “long illness.” He was 74 years old.

“I was in a state of abject fear most of the time because I was tackling something that is not only sacred, but something, the spiritual, I had veered away from, and I was just finding my way back,” Fitzgerald said of working on a project like The Passion of the Christ in a 2004 interview. Mel and I had much of the same experience. We underwent a shock of recognition… [We hoped the film would] give back the sense that people actually do have a spiritual side to them. It did for me.”

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