In Houston in August, Gibson screened the unfinished film for a group of Catholic, Jewish and Protestant leaders ? all of whom signed a confidentiality agreement.

In Houston in August, Gibson screened the unfinished film for a group of Catholic, Jewish and Protestant leaders – all of whom signed a confidentiality agreement. That day one of the attendees, Rabbi Eugene Korn, director of Interfaith Affairs at the Anti-Defamation League, told the Houston Chronicle, “We still have grave concerns,” and the ADL elaborated on them in a press release. This breach rankled other leaders, who signed a group letter sent privately to the ADL (a draft of which was obtained by TIME): “The Passion is a powerful and graphic film … We do not all agree on the effect, presentation or accuracy of the film. [But] we are deeply disappointed in and saddened by the tactics employed by Rabbi Eugene Korn and the Anti-Defamation League … We call on Rabbi Korn and the ADL to apologize to Mel Gibson.”