Review of We Have a Pope (2011) by Paul D — 06 Jan 2014

There were two alternatives:

A) Criticize the worldwide blind fanaticism that exists towards the Catholic Church and the non-existent "authority" of the Pope.

B) Dedicate a controversial mockery statement towards the monster that the Vatican (along with the Catholic Church) has represented for centuries.

The result was a mixture. We enter the entrails of the Vatican with a satyrical approach, sometimes adopting the appearance of a spoof of all its members, sometimes becoming a character study, and closing with an ending which bravery deserves an applause. However, it is precisely its lack of focus and balance the major issue, making difficult for the viewer to truly understand the motives of the film. It is a mixed bag with good performances (especially by Pichel Piccoli) and intelligent moments, some creative, some funny, some unpredictable, but all uneven when seen as a whole.

But above all, the most admirable feature about the film is its predominant statement: the Pope is not an authority. He is not a man "chosen by God" to guide. What people need is Divine guidance in their lives, and such guidance can only be derived from God Himself, "the one that loves all and mediates all". It's contradictory that people claim to love God and "live under His principles", when this fanaticism present in the Catholic world is something that the Bible itself condemns, which is God's Word.

For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.

1 Timothy 2:5.

82/100.