The Two Popes

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I... I know I can book it on the Internet,

but, uh, you know, I've only just moved here.

Name?

Bergoglio. Jorge Bergoglio.

Like the pope?

Oh, well... Well, yes. Uh, in fact, um...

Postcode?

I'm... I'm not sure, um... Vatican City.

Very funny.

Once, a young man was walking

in the woods.

His name was Francesco Bernardone.

Suddenly, he found a chapel...

ruined,

with the walls destroyed.

He stepped inside.

A crucifix was still there,

where the altar had been.

Francesco felt captivated.

The crucifix spoke to him and said,

“Francesco, repair my Church.”

Francesco was a practical man.

He went up to the quarry on Mount Subasio,

cut stones,

carted them down the mountain,

and repaired the broken walls.

Any journey,

no matter how long...

has to start somewhere.

Any journey, no matter how glorious,

can start with a mistake.

So, when you feel lost,

don’t worry.

God will not give up.

Understood?

Sí.

Understood?

¡Sí!

I’ve been thinking...

We have many troubles here.

It’s not fair to leave it all to Our Lady.

Who else could pray for us?

Let's see... young man!

What’s your name?

- Lorenzo! - Ah!

The name of my team, San Lorenzo!

No, no, no, no.

San Lorenzo, pray for us...

Father.

The pope...

The pope has died.

Brothers and sisters,

our beloved Holy Father John Paul II

has returned to the Lord's house.

He was a champion of human rights

who fought for justice for the poor

and reached out across all faiths for unity.

But in sharp contrast, John Paul II's papacy

also marked a clear end to liberalization

and a return to the Church's harsh condemnation

of homosexuality, abortion...

...contraception,

and the ordination of women and married men.

This?

Archbishop of Kiev, Cardinal Husar.

Good.

This?

Cardinal Arinze of Nigeria.

Many say he will be the first African pope.

Good. This?

Bergoglio, Argentina.

Leading advocate for reform. Very popular in...

I know who he is.

This?

- Cardinal Martini. - In Catholic churches,

people are praying for cardinals in charge of electing the new pope.

...farewell to the pope,

the cardinals of the Catholic Church have gathered in Rome

to elect a new pontiff...

In Rome, 115 cardinals from 52 countries

have been praying to elect a new pope.

...prepared, deeply spiritual,

but, nonetheless, very political.

They will choose between tradition and reform.

The media's predicting a dispute

between the German conservative, Joseph Ratzinger,

and the Italian reformist, Carlo Martini.

Ratzinger is a central figure in the Vatican

and has long been considered the natural successor to John Paul II.

What's the hymn you are whistling?

"Dancing Queen."

By ABBA.

Ah!

That's good.

ABBA.

Good afternoon.

- Buona sera. - Dobro pozhalovat.

Buona sera. Willkommen.

Benvenuti.

The Church is too used to this glory.

This is Europe...

Our churches are beautiful but empty,

like a fire covered in ash.

We need someone to blow the ash away.

You.

Someone outside of Europe is better.

No, Martini. Not me.

- Cardinale Ratzinger. - Ah...

Thank you for the beautiful sermon.

You are welcome.

Cardinal Hummes, life was easier

when everybody spoke Latin.

Nice to see you.

Ah.

Oh.

No "nice to see you" for you, Jorge.

No.

The cardinals are about to vote.

...cardinals make

a formal procession into the Sistine Chapel...

The cardinals' only communication

with the outside world will be through that chimney.

White smoke means a new pope.

...black when there's no result.

...the Vatican this evening.

The first ballot could be taking place right now.

There might be a vote today.

...grand doors have slammed shut and will remain...

Only then will we find out the identity of our new pope.

I call as my witness Christ the Lord,

who will judge me, that I elect the one who I deem...

...should be chosen according to God.

Martini Cardinalis.

Bergoglio Cardinalis.

Ratzinger Cardinalis.

Bergoglio Cardinalis.

Bergoglio Cardinalis.

Ratzinger Cardinalis. Ratzinger Cardinalis.

Martini... Ratzinger... Bergoglio Cardinalis.

The results of the first scrutiny...

Joseph Ratzinger, 47 votes.

Jorge Bergoglio, ten votes.

Carlo Maria Martini...

nine votes.

It is black.

This means that no candidate has achieved...

...no cardinal obtained the 77 votes needed.

It's just ten votes.

No one from the Southern Hemisphere

has had so many before.

- The world just tipped on its axis. - Martini got nine.

So, it's 19 votes for a real change.

If he tells his followers to transfer their votes to you...

Reform needs a politician.

Hm?

Transfer your votes to Martini. He has worked for reform for years.

It's too late for that.

What?

He's already asked anyone who voted for him to vote for you instead.

No, please.

"The most important qualification for any leader

is not wanting to be leader."

Plato.

So...

that's why it must not be Ratzinger.

He really wants it.

I think the Church faces, uh, um,

a great danger. Serious danger.

We need one common point of reference.

Only one unchanging, eternal truth.

Only one unchanging...

Only one unchanging, eternal truth.

You think he really wants it? Being pope is like being a martyr.

The results...

of the third scrutiny...

...are the following:

It's white! It's white!

It's white!

Habemus Papam!

We have a new pope!

That will be the words announced from that balcony up there.

Habemus Papam.

Cardinale...

Ratzinger!

I think that, rather than a victory for conservatives,

the election of Cardinal Ratzinger

is actually a demonstration of the unity of the Church.