KILL-CRAZED PERSON OF INTEREST: NO KISSING ALLOWED!

JIM CAVIEZEL of the hit CBS series “Person of Interest” would rather kill than kiss on screen!

JIM CAVIEZEL of the hit series “Person of Interest” would rather kill than kiss on-screen!

That’s because the 43-year-old actor, who played Jesus in “The Passion of the Christ,” is a de­vout Roman Catholic and says a screen smooch would feel like he was being unfaithful to his wife, former teacher Kerri.

“Jim doesn’t like to kiss an actress unless it’s just a little peck – and even then it’s got to be with his character’s wife or girlfriend,” divulged a CBS insider. “He’s a very moral man and doesn’t want to send the wrong message when it comes to intimacy.”

In the CBS series, Jim plays John Reese, a former member of the elite Special Forces who sometimes metes out vigilante-style justice to take down bad guys – even killing them when neces­sary.

To prepare for the role, Jim spent a lot of time with real-life Special Forces operatives and weapons, including rifles and sub-machine guns that he learned to break down blindfolded.

Although Jim doesn’t mind killing on-screen, loving is a big NO-NO.

In 2001, he refused to do a nude scene with Jennifer Lopez in the thriller “Angel Eyes” out of “devotion, love and respect to my wife.” And while film­ing “High Crimes” in 2002, he nixed doing nude scenes with his on-screen wife Ashley Judd.

“Jim doesn’t care what other people think about his own per­sonal code of conduct, on or off-screen,” noted the insider.

“He only worries about what he does in the sight of God…AND his wife!”