Audio engineers accidentally discovered the hidden messages while editing the tape for a YouTube parody. When playing the audio in reverse, they realized that Gibson was reciting various passages from the Bible. For instance, when Gibson told ex-girlfriend Oksana that she “looked like a fucking bitch in heat, and if she got raped by a pack of niggers, it would be her own fault,” the engineers discovered that Gibson was actually subliminally quoting Jeremiah 51 : “43 Her cities now lie in ruins; she is a dry wilderness where no one lives or even passes by.” Later, when Gibson told Oksana that she “should shut up and blow me, because I deserve it,” a backwards playing of the tape revealed that Gibson was actually quoting from the book of Joel : “Then you will know that I am in Israel, that I am the LORD your God, and that there is no other.”

Many religious leaders, most of whom had never seen a Bible in their lives, praised the one-time actor for his bravery and initiative. “Reverend” Jesse Jackson said that Gibson should be honored as one of the most creative preachers of all time. “I can’t even talk dat shit front-ways,” said Jackson, “but Mad Mel brought dat religious shit backwards, undah duh radar, like!” The Pope seized the opportunity to ask Gibson to become ordained as a priest for the Catholic Church, citing his ability to actually quote a Bible verse, as well as his complete lack of interest in fucking young buys.

But for Gibson, the praise does little to satisfy his unquenchable desire to plant Oksana in a rose garden. “She’s too much of a stupid fucking whore to understand the fucking Bible, forward or backwards,” said Gibson, adding, “she couldn’t get spiritual if I shoved a Bible into her bloody cunt five minutes after she was dead from a severe spinal injury.”

His next film will be an adaptation of John 11:35. The scripture, which contains only the words “Jesus wept,” will be expanded by Jonze and his longtime collaborator Charlie Kaufman. “Most people who read those two words see only the surface. When I read them, I see a possible trilogy of feature films.”

No word yet on exactly what might take place in the adaptation of this single scripture, but Jonze has hinted that “Jesus will probably sulk more than actually cry in my version.”