All of the Church’s retrograde teachings on abortion, birth control, marriage, divorce, women in the priesthood, celibacy and so on are presumably left intact. Kurtwell is banished to Alaska, not sent to prison Sister Antonia is struck down by God Himself instead of exposed and prosecuted. Nor is the Vatican suddenly cooperating with secular authorities regarding abusive clergy.
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In the same episode, our handsome young antihero crows about forcing the Italian prime minister to postpone legislation accepting same-sex civil unions indefinitely. It’s not just the mere fact of his orientation the Pope is willing to accept it’s his adamant opposition to the purge policy overall, whether or not he himself is made an exception.īut even if the purge is possibly about to end, The Young Pope is not concocting some alternate future in which Catholicism suddenly accepts homosexuality. Yes, he hires Gutierrez as personal secretary even though he’s gay. Yes, he gives his mild-mannered informant Don Tomasso the cardinalship he so desperately desired, resuming their late-night rooftop discussions even though he’s no longer using him to spy on his subjects. Yes, in the previous episode he tearfully told his personal staff “I love you all” after treating them coldly, if not cruelly, for most of the season. To the show’s great credit, it only dulls the sharp edges of Pius’ beliefs and behavior so much. (Or is it a vision, like the Virgin he sees in the clouds before he loses consciousness?) Staggering from chest pain, he manages to conclude: “One day I will die, and I will finally be able to embrace you all.” In a way, of course, he already has. That’s when his dream finally comes true: Gazing at the audience through a telescope, he sees his parents. He encourages everyone else to do the same. At that point, he smiles, sincerely, ecstatically. “And only then did everyone understand,” the Pope concludes. When the children finally ask “Who is God?”, she told them, “God smiles.”
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But no one then or now seems to understand what it means: “Are we dead or are we alive? Are we good or are we bad? Do we still have time or has it run out? Are we lost or are we found? Are we men or are we women?” “It doesn’t matter,” Juana replied. We can’t wait to see how this pontiff wants to go out, on his or on God’s terms.“God is a line that opens,” he says, quoting the saintly young healer Blessed Juana.
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Lenny may chicken out at the last moment, or suck it up and finally break his silence. But remember, this is a show that likes to spin us around in circles a lot. It’s possible there could be some last-minute wrench throwing by Cardinal Voiello (Silvio Orlando), since he’s been rather silent the past few episodes.įinally, Lenny is turning his eyes towards Venice, where it looks like he may give an official speech to his pilgrims after all. Gutierrez is learning to replace his fear with anger, which if pent up too much can have devastating effects on those he chooses as targets. He looks frightened by what other kind of dirt Lenny could have on him. Judging by the trailer, we’ll hopefully see some kind of action against Kurtwell. The case that’s been built up since day one may soon see a resolution. He found enough incriminating evidence to charge him with sex crimes.
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We’ve seen this guy be just as devilish as the next person, but not everyone is lauded as the world’s most holy man.Īlso, Cardinal Gutierrez (Javier Camera) finally gets a lead on the Kurtwell case in New York City. We do get to see where Lenny’s holiness came from and why Sister Mary (Diane Keaton) thinks of him as such a saint. Lenny has a good cry over this, and bawls like a baby after Spencer takes his last breath. Cardinal Michael Spencer (James Cromwell) has passed away, but not before he lets slip that Lenny’s mother is still alive.