Director Mel Gibson is facing backlash after casting Katarzyna Smutniak, a Polish actress known for her pro-abortion activism, as the Virgin Mary in his upcoming film The Resurrection of the Christ. Smutniak previously supported Poland’s “Women’s Strike” movement, which demands legal abortion and has been linked to anti-Catholic protests. In 2020, she posted a photo with pro-abortion slogans on her face.
Aborcjonistka zagra Maryję? Internauci z Polski apelują do Mela Gibsona
Director Mel Gibson is facing backlash after casting Katarzyna Smutniak, a Polish actress known for her pro-abortion activism, as the Virgin Mary in his upcoming film The Resurrection of the Christ. Smutniak previously supported Poland’s “Women’s Strike” movement, which demands legal abortion and has been linked to anti-Catholic protests. In 2020, she posted a photo with pro-abortion slogans on her face.