This movie only works if the Holy Spirit makes mistakes. It convinces more people of the foolishness of the Church Hierarchy. The trailer alone shows what buffoons the Cardinals are.
Pope Benedict has said that many popes burst into tears when they're elected. That the humility and weight of their duty is too much to bear that they cry upon hearing.
In our 2,000 year history, there's bound to be a pope who had some stage fright. TV and radio is less than 100 years old, so maybe there were no recordings of that pope experiencing fright. There were corrupt popes, why couldn't there have been popes with stage fright?
To me this looked liked an attempt to make fun of the Papacy which I have been studying closely for the last several years. The personality of each Pope is different. I had read a biography on Pope Leo XIII who was elected and was a nervous wreck before during and after his own election. He thought he would not be healthy enough and only after resigning himself went on to live to be 93 years old (elected at the age of 68).
April 2, 2012 at 8:45 pm
This movie only works if the Holy Spirit makes mistakes. It convinces more people of the foolishness of the Church Hierarchy. The trailer alone shows what buffoons the Cardinals are.
April 3, 2012 at 9:42 pm
Pope Benedict has said that many popes burst into tears when they're elected. That the humility and weight of their duty is too much to bear that they cry upon hearing.
In our 2,000 year history, there's bound to be a pope who had some stage fright. TV and radio is less than 100 years old, so maybe there were no recordings of that pope experiencing fright. There were corrupt popes, why couldn't there have been popes with stage fright?
April 4, 2012 at 2:22 am
To me this looked liked an attempt to make fun of the Papacy which I have been studying closely for the last several years. The personality of each Pope is different. I had read a biography on Pope Leo XIII who was elected and was a nervous wreck before during and after his own election. He thought he would not be healthy enough and only after resigning himself went on to live to be 93 years old (elected at the age of 68).