The film’s prescription for a future pope coincides with the current Pope’s autobiographical reflections. Why might that be? The dean of the College of Cardinals, played brilliantly by Ralph Fiennes,
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The film’s prescription for a future pope coincides with the current Pope’s autobiographical reflections. Why might that be? The dean of the College of Cardinals, played brilliantly by Ralph Fiennes, declares that the “greatest sin is certainty.” He pleads with the cardinals to elect a “pope who doubts.” Well, in his autobiography, Pope Francis wrote much the same: “If someone has answers to all the questions, this is proof that God is not with them. It means that they are a false prophet, someone who exploits religion, who uses it for themselves. The great guides of God’s people, like Moses, always left space for doubt.”
