25/45
After the pope’s death, his ring (called the fisherman’s ring) is removed and destroyed
When Cardinal Lawrence is tasked with leading one of the world’s most secret and ancient events, the election of a new pope, he finds himself at the center of a conspiracy that could shake the very foundations of the Catholic Church. The actions of Cardinal Lawrence and the other cardinals during the film’s conclave are faithful and precise to the Catholic faith and centuries-old tradition. The Vatican officially declares the throne of the Holy See (the governing body of the Catholic Church) vacant. The papal residence is sealed with a purple ribbon and sealed with a papal wax seal. The College of Cardinals is housed in apartments (the Domus Sanctae Marthae, Saint Martha’s House) where they eat and sleep between votes.
And therefore there is no need for faith
Finally, the windows and doors of the Sistine Chapel, where the actual elections take place and the votes are cast, are darkened, closed, and locked to preserve the secrecy of the conclave. It is announced that Ayendi will be the first African pope. The Roman Catholic Church has had three African popes: Victor The First (189-199 AD), Miltiades (also known as Melchiades, 311-314 AD), and Gelasius The First (492-496 AD). Lawrence: Our faith is a living thing precisely because it goes hand in hand with doubt. If there were only certainty and no doubt, there would be no mystery.
Appears in The 7PM Project: Episode 10, December 2024 (2024)
Let us pray that God will give us a doubting pope. And give us a pope who sins and asks for forgiveness, and who continues. Allegri: Miserere Performed by: Capella Musicale Pontificia Sistina, Massimo Palombella Courtesy of Deutsche Grammophon GMBH under license from Universal Music Operations Ltd. I just got back from the theater after seeing "Conclave" a movie that I was really excited about and really enjoyed. For most of the movie, I was so impressed by the gorgeous cinematography, the fantastic performances, the great score, and the quality costumes and production that I was convinced that this was a 10/10 movie.
But then, unfortunately, the ending came
I think the ending of a movie is the most important thing. What would you leave the audience with? What is your final statement to them? Well, in this movie, it is so contrived, confusing, and absurd that every final statement is muddled and I left the theater with a bad taste in my mouth. The ending is so unrealistic that it threatens to destroy every frame of what came before.
It’s done purely to make a statement about the church and shock the audience
Now, it doesn’t ruin the film as a whole (for me anyway), but unfortunately it does spoil an otherwise excellent film.