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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Great film except for the ending. They never would have voted a new cardinal and some one they knew nothing about to be pope.[/quote]
quote=Anonymous]Great film except for the ending. They never would have voted a new cardinal and some one they knew nothing about to be pope.[/quote]
We’ve seen two very surprising elections in recent history.

In 1978, the election of the first non-Italian pope in 455 years, (and at 58, the youngest pope in nearly 200 years) Cardinal Karol Jozef Wojtyla was a huge shock. Both the Catholic and secular press scrambled to pronounce his name, find information about his life, and even in some cases to locate Krakòw on a map. No one saw John Paul II coming.

In 2013 it was evident that there would be a struggle between a Curia reformer who would bring focus to the Church in the southern hemisphere and a return to a (probably Italian) pope who would protect the Curia. But the election of 76 year old Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio in five ballots was very surprising, and was reportedly due to his extreme humility and aura of holiness. Knowing that this Conclave inspired the book underscores the intent.

The film is very faithful to the book, and yes, the new pope is    
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The world has changed dramatically since the writing of the book, and the bomb plot, as well as the shift from Baghdad to Kabul are meant to focus the viewer on the conflict presented by Islamophobia, war, terrorism. Most of the Cardinals have clear agendas and ambitions, but one has served in a most Christ like way. One has served at great danger, and it his service in a fundamentalist Muslim country that requires his appointment as Cardinal be in secret. Ultimately, the Cardinals elect the one among them who has most profoundly dedicated his life to service.

[b]The ending has nothing to do with what so many are fixated on. At its simplest, Conclave is about believing, trusting, and serving God in a fallen world that humans can never understand or control.[/quote][/b]

The movie was well acted and intriguing, but it did not accomplish this message in the slightest. As someone who did not read the book, I got none of this from the movie[/quote]

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