The Daily Compass watched the Netflix movie, The Two Popes. Read this and you won’t need to watch it: it is ideological, ridiculous and a cheap shot at painting Benedict XVI as a decrepit man and Pope Francis as the Church‘s Robin Hood. Just to give you an idea, there is a scene where “Bella Ciao” is sung – a Communist melody which has become associated with the Italian resistance against the Nazis.
The opening credits begin and right away a voice is heard: “Francis, go and repair my church.” And at this point you could get up and leave, because it is already obvious where the movie is heading. The finale is in the same style: Bergoglio, as soon as he is elected Pope, refuses to wear the traditional purple cape, saying: “The carnival is over.” In reality, as we all know, it was at that point that the Pachamama carnival began. We are talking about the movie The Two Popes with Anthony Hopkins (Benedict XVI) and Jonathan Pryce (Francis), the latter closely resembles his character.
It is a Netflix film, which just in time for Christmas, has given us the homosexual Jesus of The First Temptation of Christ (complementing the Last Temptation of Martin Scorsese), aligning Netflix with all that is politically correct.
In order to spare you having to watch it, let’s just tell you right away that the film reveals all mysteries: Ratzinger resigned because he was inspired by God to leave his place to Bergoglio. Yes, the “Church of prohibitions” needs an upgrade and ought to begin by granting permissions, embracing liberalisation, and giving customs clearance to all sorts of change. Everyone has had enough. In fact, every time Cardinal Bergoglio mixes with people at a bar or in the street, he overhears comments that Benedict XVI is “a Nazi.” Then, curiously, during a face-to-face conversation he seems to admonish Ratzinger for have handled a pedophile clergyman the “old fashioned” way. A large part of the plot is a series of flashbacks which show a young Bergoglio who is too readily compliant with the anti-communist regime in Argentina.
It is done in good faith, but it gives an explanation for the mystery of why in seven years as pope, Francis has gone everywhere but has never returned to his homeland: he would not be welcomed by priests “of the liberation” or by the people who hoped for a future in Salvador Allende’s Chile. And further on there are mentions of the wall between the United States and Mexico (although not directly relevant, the urge to strike a blow against Trump was hard to resist). As soon as he is elected in the Sistine Chapel, Bergoglio is told not to forget the poor, another dig at the Church of Ratzinger, which, as everyone knows, never showed concern for the poor….
The above comes from a Dec. 23 story in La Nuova Bussola Quotidiana (Italy)
Oh just go see something fun like “Knives Out”. Although it has nothing to do with the two popes, the title befits their particular situation.
WORTHLESS!!
One point of view of the movie. Of course, one can always walk out or change the channel.
“Two Popes diverged in the hallowed wood, . . .”
from the poem The Road Forsaken
by Robert Froth
Thank you Pope Benedict XVI for giving the Church Summorum Pontificum, the antidote for all these changes about divorce, homosexuality, illigal aliens, married priests, deacon nuns and the Pachamama.
Expect nothing less from the pc thugs at Netflix
Pachamama ain’t yo mama !
“Two Popes” is a surprisingly light biopic about people who, despite all the hardships of life and the burden of the papacy, don’t limit themselves to being a musician who recorded the album or a football fan with scarf of his team.
P.S. It’s very pleasing that Netflix has allocated funds for movie of this genre, which nevertheless makes it the best and most diverse streaming service at the moment.