Cardinal Benitez befriends Ralph Fiennes Cardinal Thomas Lawrence, whereas the rest ofConclaves castseems more wary of him.
Of course, the reason why Cardinal Benitez is so evasive is revealed to Cardinal Lawrence inConclaves ending.
Conclaveis one ofRalph Fiennes' best-rated movies on Rotten Tomatoes.
The film is getting a lot of awards attention.
Its a subject that only a couple of people knew about besides Benitez.
While other cardinals secrets were aired out throughoutConclave, Benitezs secret remained shrouded in mystery until the very end.
While the pope arranged for a hysterectomy, Cardinal Benitez never showed up for the procedure.
Even when Benitez ultimately refused to undergo the procedure, the pope stood by him and respected his decision.
In general,the pope harbored many secrets, not just Benitezs.
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He also knew about Cardinal Tremblays attempts to bribe some of the cardinals to buy their votes.
Benitez didnt want to alter anything because being intersex was nothing to be ashamed of.
If he was born this way, then that was how he was going to continue to live.
After all, Benitez didnt have to tell him the truth.
This was more personal, and it wouldve felt wrong for Lawrence to reveal it.
And if the pope knew and didnt say, then Lawrence would undoubtedly follow in his footsteps.
Benitez was voted in as pope in adherence to tradition.
Benitez seems genuine and his intentions heartfelt.
The Biggest Reveals In Conclave
Who Knows About Them
Cardinal Benitez is an intersex individual.
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Benitez, Lawrence, and the late pope
Cardinal Tremblay was bribing other cardinals to buy votes.
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