The Young Pope

The Young Pope makes travel plans to Guatemala, to change them last minute, to "find God" in Venice, Everything changes and the finale remains open.

you accorded an audience to the head of the Vatican press office.

that you are the man who changed the Prime Minister's mind.

I don't know if I'll able to make that appointment,

His mother had a brief affair with Archbishop Kurtwell

But I don't subscribe to the exception that you'd make for me.

Or do you actually believe I knew nothing about your homosexuality?

and Esther became pregnant and she gave birth a beautiful child.

- Are your ears always open for the Blessed Juana? - Always.

What?

And if Jesus is crying, that can only mean you've made him angry.

Who, me?

No, actually yes, there is a reason.

Accipe anulum de manu Petri

And then there is the rheumatism.

enjoyed by the natives.

And then he gestured for me to come closer and he said to me,

Your story isn't finished yet.

- Where do you want to go? - To New York.

But in the words of the Nobel laureate Brodsky:

With children.

Where did I begin?

- You may. - Your parents abandoned you when you were a child.

I'm saying that whoever had the courage to abandon a child

- Excuse me, sir. - Please.

all the children asked the dying Blessed Juana dozens of questions:

on the verge of death, with tears in her eyes:

And only then did everyone understand.

Gutierrez grapples with his alcoholism while investigating the crimes of Archbishop Kurtwell. As Spencer's condition worsens, Lenny opens up about the mysteries of his past. Meanwhile, Kurtwell attempts to retaliate against Pius by leaking unsent love letters to the press.

introducing a distinction...

The one profession that involves no work and a great deal of money

Jack rang our door bell at ten in the morning,

With a caress...

He said to me: "Always get a seat in the back of the train,

if you have so much dignity, file charges against that man.

Nice.

You can understand that, right?

They've told me the date. It's for next week.

Archbishop, your diocese is currently undertaking

Hic est enim calix sanguinis mei,

Tanistone is my last name.

And I could bring you up on charges tomorrow morning.

and he knows that perfectly well.

I put in a request to have it confiscated.

Pius struggles with emotional fallout from Dussolier's death. Admist feminist protests, author Elmore Coen (Andre Gregory) visits Pius for a conversation about sex. Spencer offers Pius spiritual guidance for handling his increasing guilt. Hoping to find clarity in his Papacy, Pius follows Sophia's suggestion to visit an African mission where he discovers moral ambiguity. Meanwhile, Pius's relation with the public grows more contentious as reporters begin digging into his past. MORE -LESS

just a few days after listening to Juana's fairytales,

Holy Father, may I remind you that we're the same age?

of Sister Antonia's first village of goodness.

By the way, something that may possibly cheer you up:

Oh, forgive me, I've been inappropriate.

Your Holiness, with a few words you have just razed to the ground

No, I'm not going to resign.

the best a priest could hope to have.

- What is he doing? - He's praying.

Don't move! Stay where you are!

Is it plausible to expect equal treatment with the Pope?

joint pains, dental disease, and kidney failure.

I met this famous American author.

a photo of me holding little Pius in my arms.

Am I cruel?

have resulted in a 12% increase in the number of requests

making the rounds about the Holy Father.

Prince Abadi is a good man.

I try to live in accordance with Christian values.

In fact, I'm here to ascertain your temptations.

Pope Pius XIII, speaking to you now.

I ask this of you on bended knee.

on the banks of a river in Colorado... peace.

Pius's opposition consolidates against him as his plan for a conservative revolution in the church continues to alienate the public. Sister Mary commits herself to deception. In the wake of a tragedy, Dussollier blames himself and decides to return to his mission in Honduras.

The important thing is that they're alive.

The Pope is upset, the Pope is experiencing a moment of weakness.

It was "also" taking care of the poor.

In his convoluted logic this strategy is supposed to stimulate

Don't you agree it's a crime

where you were growing up.

never dare try to take His place.

Who?

Not me, Your Holiness.

- I assumed you had read them. - No. That's not what happened.

You killed him.

And do you know how I became the biggest narco around?

you would simply have been doing your job,

That's not right because now you're putting me

A beautiful saint.

Nine months into Lenny's papacy, he gives his first audience to the Italian prime minister. Dussolier carries out a controversial edict.

And know that through the love of the Prince of the Apostles

that Christ has given us as the model of all prayers:

sicut in Caelo, et in Terra.

Let us pray.

to say goodbye and turn right around and head back to Rome.

Yes, he will do all the things that I have failed to do.

That really would be an unusual experience for me.

I jotted it down in a hurry just a few minutes ago.

And where will God eradicate that 41%?

to take your demands under serious consideration.

but it gives me an even greater opportunity:

And what's more, unrealizable.

God and I are simply dripping with imagination.

it's normal, we all want to see that which is hidden,

Last of all, just a few short weeks before the elections,

but believe me, if I want to,

But in that case, why...

and will be the subject of our next cabinet meeting.

Soccer mania is an archetypal emotion for the Secretary of State.

young men paid bounties to lure those aspiring priests

That was the beginning.

So did Liliana with "A Man"...

He's a notorious con artist who claims he can pick out

by persons high up in the Vatican.

but also from Your Eminence's offices and from the Pope's.

I never knew you were an orphan, too.

Voiello catches Pius in a compromising situation but hesitates to use the evidence against the Young Pope. More is revealed about Lenny's troubled past as he and Dussolier reconnect while running away from Sister Mary again. Gutierrez is assigned to an uncomfortable appointment in America. Upon the return of a famous papal headdress to the Vatican, Pius is finally prepared to deliver his opaque and rigid address to the Cardinals. MORE -LESS

Your Holiness, what do you intend to do?

from a bingo parlor.

But that's not all.

When you first came to the orphanage,

and seeing them dead is of no interest to me.

The Kurtwell case needs to be examined

And there is also another secret.

You haven't figured out that your old methods

The wonderful words that you said to that young woman illuminated me.

I'm going to turn around, and they'll still be there.

We're not in.

I say: better to have a few that are reliable

it will become hard work.

Hell.

Jump.

Cardinal Voiello urges the young Pope Pius XIII to finally deal with the abuse scandal surrounding American Cardinal Kurtwell. The Pope shocks Voiello by requesting to remove all homosexuals from the Catholic Church without regard to the person. Lenny arranges for a nun's sister to be brought to the Vatican for burial, then berates her at the funeral for crying. Lenny denies a promotion for Spencer and severs ties with him, as punishment for his attempt to use him. Voiello arranges for Esther to work as an assistant to the young Pope in hopes that a sex scandal might ensue that he can use as leverage. After, Lenny makes a homophobic comment about an aide to the female chancellor of Greenland, who he flirts with during a meeting. MORE -LESS

- Why did you become a nun? - I met the Lord.

When will you halt my treacherous and vindictive hand, Lord Jesus?

Catholics united in holy matrimony

She enjoys spending her mornings roller skating

Pray to Mary,

the Prime Minister, not her assistant?

I know.

of the Catholic community of Nuuk, in Greenland.

We got there first and then we were confined to reservations.

and no one can see what's under there.

...gratia plena, Dominus tecum,

While we pray, we reflect...

The beauty of a new life, of a little child?

I don't understand.

Then you've come to the wrong place.

Let's do it for real, without exceptions and without hypocrisy.

We pardon every one of them,

What about you, Your Holiness?

Everything you were supposed to do but haven't done yet.

He only cares about my sorrow.

The Holy Father intends to issue new measures

Now, go and seduce him.

thousands of faithful have come from all over Europe, right?

- Isn't that right, Tonino? - Yes, that's right.

What should I do, Holy Father?

Something odd has been happening in the last few hours.

I've heard more people say that than anything else in my life.

You must.

You'll investigate.

Where do afternoons land?

In the wake of Pius's homily, multiple factions within the Vatican bond together, trying to seek anything they can find on their new pope. Lenny plans to bring forth a new resurgence of conservative Christianity as his former mentor, Cardinal Spencer, struggles with Cardinal Voiello over their inability to control the new Pope. Lenny forces Voiello to reveal that liberal forces in the College of Cardinals blocked Spencer's election as Pope, resulting in an agreement between the two men to use Lenny as a puppet to control the Papacy. When Lenny threatens to excommunicate Voiello, the liberal cardinal is forced to swear loyalty to him. Later, a chance encounter with Esther, the wife of a Pontifical Swiss Guard, leads to Lenny having a seizure in her presence. Lenny agrees to a press conference, making his counselor Sister Mary read a short statement. MORE -LESS

and I reveled in their fear.

Well, now you got yourself a young Spencer.

I believe the Holy Spirit breathed.

My address regards You.

Your Excellency, can I race my toy cars on the carpet?

They're all asking, "what is the Cardinal Secretary of State doing?"

The charges of the child-abuse are detailed and embarrassing

Holy Father, the press is begging for a photo of you.

As a result, I no longer need you.

To expect a devoted and adoring crowd to ponder the enigma

True, but not because I want to be in the spotlight.

and instead he offers only unsettling comments.

And that's what I ask of you: time and patience.

- The boy has become a man. - He's the father now.

to reiterate my infallibility

Did all those years you spend studying with me

it's not some marketing strategy.

I don't work with nine-year-old boys.

I think I perceived it.

All right, let's get started.

When, Holy Father?

I suggest you recover as soon as possible your legendary,

Tell me right now, or what you've seen so far will be nothing

you were supposed to be the Pope of compromise.

Your Eminence,

That's what priests do.

Fear or tolerance?

It requires a great overarching vision, I imagine.

But a whole liquor store full does.

What do you want me to say?

Lenny shocks the world with his first address, in which he demands Catholics worldwide devote themselves body and soul to God no matter the consequences. Sister Mary and Cardinal Voiello struggle to control Lenny, who admits that his conservative religious views were caused due to his parents abandoning him to an Italian orphanage to continue a hedonistic lifestyle. MORE -LESS

because I would like to get back to my good works.

do you know how much the Vatican coffers lose for every day

The word "Harvard" may impress people around here,

with an image of the Pope on it.

Nice. And how much would it sell for?

Who exactly is in charge of curating the image of the Pope?

His parents, both hippies,

- Lenny's moral conduct? - Irreproachable.

internal tensions, scandals, vendettas, and threats.

It's a good address. It's well balanced, prudent,

Stop it. It was nothing.

and you will grant me the courtesy of another sincere answer.

He's heard it said that Sister Mary

This office is falling apart, I'm quite fed up.

"Where do afternoons land?"

We have forgotten... We have forgotten...

What is it you wanted to say to me?

Pope Pius XIII will appear on the balcony of Saint Peter's Basilica

You taught me about life, you taught me about Theology.

He confessed to being gay.

The Conclave is mysterious.

I remember them. At least I remember them in my dreams.

All of Vatican City is yours, Holy Father, and so is this apartment.

Look joyfully upon him, and remember what Saint Augustine said:

Let yourself go, Your Holiness.

If you aren't able to prove it, then it means that God does exist.

Without God...

What you are doing is more than a simple lack of respect.

After being appointed Pope, Lenny Belardo must navigate the political hallways of Vatican City. However, the new Pope shocks the Vatican with his desire to reject both publicity and the liberal philosophy of his predecessor. As a new type of awkward arrives to the Vatican in dreams and reality, the staff is facing personal and systemic critiques.

Play is the only authentic means we have

and even to get married.

I am a contradiction.

Didn't anyone tell you I don't eat much? Hardly anything, in fact!

In the meantime would Your Holiness care for a regular Diet Coke?

Let me explain something to you, that you, in your long life,

and the Prefects of the Various Congregations

I'm in a hurry.

Which means we won't live to see another pope. How sad!

I'd be out of a job.

Your hair hurts?

at the exact center of the Church.

All of this creates a new perspective.

From now on,

It will be a pleasure and an honor for me

Of course I realize how central Sister Mary seems to you.

They will not leave the Vatican until you address them.

Everyone quotes it, but no one reads it.

Who decided that?

It is unacceptable that reception is so poor.

Then, please, allow me to choose mine myself.

It all comes back to this in the end, doesn't it?

Which is exactly what it was intended to be, Holy Father.

It was an article about this politician

it's my destiny!

rage against power?

Because the powerful may have knowledge,

Today. But think of tomorrow.

Yes, yes you told me already. What else?

Of course I'm thinking about it.