Before Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected as the new Pope, Catholic cardinals reportedly consulted the 2024 film 'Conclave' ahead of the conclave to find Pope Francis' successor. According to Politico, a number of cardinals who are a part of the ongoing conclave that began Wednesday in Rome watched 'Conclave' as a, quote, "helpful research tool" to learn more about the process of selecting a new pope.
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00:00Before Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected as the new pope,
00:03Catholic cardinals reportedly consulted the 2024 film Conclave
00:07ahead of the conclave to find Pope Francis' successor.
00:11On Thursday, white smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel,
00:14signaling that a new pope had been elected after two days of voting.
00:18Not long after, it was revealed that Cardinal Prevost will become the first American pope
00:22and be known as Pope Leo XIV.
00:25According to Politico, a number of cardinals who were a part of the conclave
00:28that began Wednesday in Rome watched the movie Conclave as a, quote,
00:32helpful research tool to learn more about the process of selecting a new pope.
00:36A cleric told Politico, quote, some have watched Conclave in the cinema.
00:40The outlet added that the film is seen as remarkably accurate even by cardinals
00:43and has been useful at a time when so many of the conclave participants
00:46have little experience of Vatican politics and protocol.
00:49The 2024 film Conclave was nominated for eight Oscars, winning one for Best Adapted Screenplay.
00:55The movie, which is an adaptation of Robert Harris' novel,
00:58follows Cardinal Thomas Lawrence, who is tasked with leading the College of Cardinals
01:02after their pope dies.
01:03The film is set over three days at the Vatican in Italy
01:06and sees Lawrence investigate and uncover scandals involving potential candidates.
01:10Pope Francis, the first Latin American pope,
01:12died April 21st after a stroke that led to heart failure.
01:15The 2025 conclave was the first since Francis' election in 2017.
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