

Frustrated with the direction of the church, Cardinal Bergoglio requests permission to retire in 2012 from Pope Benedict. Instead, facing scandal and self-doubt, the introspective Pope Benedict summons his harshest critic and future successor to Rome to reveal a secret that would shake the foundations of the Catholic Church.
November 27, 2019


Inspired by true events.
Frustrated with the direction of the church, Cardinal Bergoglio requests permission to retire in 2012 from Pope Benedict. Instead, facing scandal and self-doubt, the introspective Pope Benedict summons his harshest critic and future successor to Rome to reveal a secret that would shake the foundations of the Catholic Church.

Jorge Bergoglio / Pope Francis

Joseph Ratzinger / Pope Benedict XVI

Young Jorge Bergoglio

Cardinal Hummes

Lisabetta

Esther Ballestrine

Camerlengo

Cardinal Turkson

Cardinal Martini

Protodeacon Estevez

Father Yorio

Father Jalics
Released
November 27, 2019