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The Two Popes

You wrote to me asking for permissionto retire as cardinal archbishop?

You wrote to me asking for permission
to retire as cardinal archbishop?

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You wrote to me asking for permission to retire as cardinal archbishop?
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Timestamp in Movie
00:23:04
Uploaded
Jun 17, 2025
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comedy, drama
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Behind Vatican walls, the conservative Pope Benedict XVI and the liberal future Pope Francis must find common ground to forge a new path for the Catholic Church.
Uh, cardinals are not required to ask for their retirement until they're 75. - The Two Popes 00:05
Uh, cardinals are not required to ask for their retirement u...
- I have a problem with my lungs. - I know, - The Two Popes 00:06
- I have a problem with my lungs. - I know,
So, for the sake of the dignity of my office, yes, with someone. - The Two Popes 00:04
So, for the sake of the dignity of my office, yes, with some...
You've been one of my harshest critics, - The Two Popes 00:06
You've been one of my harshest critics,
You refuse to live in the official palace of the cardinal archbishops. - The Two Popes 00:05
You refuse to live in the official palace of the cardinal ar...
By being so, um... pure and simple, - The Two Popes 00:06
By being so, um... pure and simple,
I said, "Celibacy can be a blessing. It can also be a curse." - The Two Popes 00:07
I said, "Celibacy can be a blessing. It can also be a c...
- No doubt, misquoted again? - Taken out of context. - The Two Popes 00:04
- No doubt, misquoted again? - Taken out of context.
Aha... But might I suggest you try telling the newspapers - The Two Popes 00:06
Aha... But might I suggest you try telling the newspapers
Your chances of being quoted correctly might, therefore, improve. - The Two Popes 00:04
Your chances of being quoted correctly might, therefore, imp...
Another thing: you openly give sacraments - The Two Popes 00:05
Another thing: you openly give sacraments
Oh, I believe that giving communion is not a reward - The Two Popes 00:09
Oh, I believe that giving communion is not a reward
So, what matters is what you believe, - The Two Popes 00:05
So, what matters is what you believe,
Mark, chapter two, verse 17, "I came to call sinners," - The Two Popes 00:07
Mark, chapter two, verse 17, "I came to call sinners,&q...
You talk about walls as if they are bad things - The Two Popes 00:16
You talk about walls as if they are bad things
Don't stop now. - The Two Popes 00:05
Don't stop now.
Keep moving. - The Two Popes 00:04
Keep moving.
The Church being attacked from all sides, - The Two Popes 00:06
The Church being attacked from all sides,
Not of... of... Western relativism, or permissiveness, - The Two Popes 00:10
Not of... of... Western relativism, or permissiveness,
- Oh. - Is moving in directions - The Two Popes 00:09
- Oh. - Is moving in directions