Mel Gibson criticises Pope Francis over slide toward religious pluralism

Mel Gibson has criticised Pope Francis for allegedly acting as if he believes all religions are valid before God.

The Australian director of The Passion of the Christ, an acclaimed 2004 movie about the Crucifixion starring Jim Caviezel, cited the so-called “Pachamama scandal” as an example of the Pope’s alleged religious pluralism.

In a podcast interview with US chat show host Joe Rogan, Mr Gibson explained his scepticism about reforms of the Second Vatican Council of the 1960s by saying: “We’ve got a pope that brought a South American idol into the church to worship.”