I think in the end Ralph recognizes the right person becomes Pope.
To keep the purity, the innocence of your true belief.
It doesnt really matter whether youre a cardinal or a filmmaker or journalist or an engineer.
Its a crack that a light can shine through, a guiding light for the future, perhaps.
And the future is a world where maybe both can exist?
And he hears that feminine laughter of those three nuns.
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In a way, its the future and it evokes a smile on him.
From Ralphs characters point of view, this comes as a shock.
This revolutionizes his way of thinking.
Cardinal Lawrence leads the secretive papal election at the Vatican, where he uncovers a conspiracy and a secret that could destabilize the Church’s foundation as leaders gather from around the world.
It wouldnt come to me or you as a shock.
It would be interesting.
But for a Catholic person, its a big thing.
We didnt want to play it for shock value, by the way.
We really wanted it to feel very natural and soft.
This is who he is; this is part of him.
And the crowd cheering Benitez’s election at the movie’s end further exacerbates that hope within Lawrence.
