"Excuse me." "Have you seen the Patriarch today?" "Why?" "Is something wrong?" "Didn't he come by this morning?" "Of course." "He came to speak with the couples who are getting married on Sunday." "And where did he go then?" "I really don't know." "Oh, good Lord." "Thanks a Iot." "Don't mention it." "Pepe, have you seen the Patriarch today?" "He forgot his complimentary ticket and wanted to buy a ticket onboard." ""Your Eminence," I told him, "You had a complimentary ticket for five years." "Everybody knows that."" "But where did he go to?" "To Academia." "Oh, God only knows where he is now." "AII right." "AII right." "But I'd still rather go to St. michael's Cemetery" "like all the others." "But you are the Patriarch of Venice." "AII the Patriarchs have a marble tomb in the crypt of the basilica." "When the Lord wills it." "Oh, goes without saying." "But even if I have to go in here, it's still too tight." "Too tight, no." "I don't think so." "I've made these before you know." "well, it's a little narrow, around the shoulders." "Can't you make it a little wider?" "The sides will be too thin." "They might crack." "I'd Iike to be more comfortable, at Ieast when I'm dead." "I'II put it to the architect and see what he says." "Maybe we could use iron rods to strengthen it." "No, no." "please, don't bother." "I'II just try to fit in..." "maybe sideways." "Your Eminence, I've been looking everywhere for you." "There's been a phone call from Rome." "The holy Father - he passed away about an hour ago." "The death of the Holy Father, Pius Xll, the Pope who endured the horrors of the Great War, is as much a severe blow to the church as it is to the rest of the world." "As soon as the news was announced, the heads of states of all nations expressed their condolences." "In order to comfort the people of Rome after heaving bombing in the San Lorenzo quarter, the Holy Father did not hesitate to leave the Vatican - something he did rarely in the course of his long pontificate." "No one better than Pope Pacelli represented the aesthetic figure of the Pope - a remote link between man and God." "Now the sacred college has the difficult task of choosing his successor." "He was a tutor at the university, serious, severe, just - a monument of learning." "Did you always know that he would be elected Pope?" "No, but when he became Pope," "I knew immediately that it was right." "And now, who is going to be his rightful heir?" "Whatever God will want." "What is all this stuff?" "I don't have to spend a year in Rome, you know." "well, it might last longer than expected." "No, no." "We'II finish quickly." "We're all anxious to return home." "Today's the 9th, the conclave will be opened on the 25th and on November the 1 5th, the new priests are to be ordained." "What should we do?" "Move it forward?" "Confirm it." "The 1 5th is fine." "By the 1 5th a new Pope will already be overcome with problems, poor man." "cardinal Sarto is also Patriarch of Venice." "He left for the conclave with a roundtrip ticket." "But he never came back." "Do you have our tickets?" "Roundtrip?" "That's not a problem." "We have free passes." "We still should have reservations for the return at Ieast." "They might not be needed." "What do you mean?" "You too might be elected Pope." "Nonsense, nonsense." "I won't become Pope." "I'm but a poor country priest." "Gusso." "I'm coming." "Come on, come on." "Wrap up well, your Eminence." "It's cold." "You sound just like my mother." "You sound just like my mother." "Angelo, come on home before you catch cold." "AngeIino, don't you feel how cold it is?" "Get in the house." "angelo!" "Whenever there are chores to do, he makes himself scarce." "You're unfair." "This morning I sent AngeIo out to collect muIberries." "And he got his uncle Zaverio and his sisters to help." "When he wants to he gets things done." "If you can find him." "I think I know where he is." "angelo." "blessed are the poor in spirit, because theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven." "blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth." "blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called Sons of God." "blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted." "Where are they going?" "To board a ship sailing for America." "Why?" "They're going to find work." "There's enough work for us all here." "The work here doesn't pay them enough to live on." "But why were they crying, father?" "They're mourning because they don't know when they'II return." "What does it mean - those who mourn are blessed?" "It means they'II be comforted." "When, though?" "In this life or the next, but you can be sure they'II be comforted." "The Lord himself promised it." "But wouldn't it be better if they didn't have to suffer at all?" "Yes, I suppose." "But suffering and pain have always been a part of peoples lives." "Why?" "Because it's through suffering that a man" "Iearns to choose between good and bad." "And what did you choose?" "I try to do my best." "AII I am is a poor country priest." "Finish your chores?" "Yes." "Ma, there's something I want to tell you." " And the firewood?" " AII boarded." "There's something I wanted" "The cows?" "Sorry, I forgot them." "AngeIino." "You can't always wait until you're told to do things." "Some things you should learn to do on your own." "Yes, ma." "I'II do it now." " angelo." " Yes?" "What were you going to tell me?" "When I get oIder" "Yes, I know." "You'II work the land" "like your father, Iike your grandfather," "like all the RoncaIIi family." "No, mama." "No?" "And why not?" "When I get older I want to be a poor country priest." "well, we're in the country and we're already poor." "As for being a priest, we'II see." "Do you know how much we spent last year?" "How much?" "almost 200 lira." "Nope, nope." "More than 200 if you count the doctor's fees and the kids' medicine." "Do you know what that means?" "No." "It means we're spending more than we're earning." "But we all work every day from dawn to dusk." "It still isn't enough." "We have to share with our masters." "And so?" "And so..." "We can't afford a priest in the family." "But he loves his books." "I want AngeIo to study." "It's all wishful thinking, Iike buying a sewing machine or boots for me." "So what do I say?" "To who?" "To AngeIino." "Just tell him the truth..." "Studying to be a priest, it wouId cost money and we can't afford it." "There's nothing shameful about being poor." "I bet we're having paIenta and beans, as usual." "silly boy." "Thanks be to God." "AngeIino, what is it you don't like - the beans or the paIenta?" "I know the reason why he's got such a Iong face." "You hold your tongue." "You don't know anything." "Everyone knows that AngeIo doesn't want to do anything because he wants to be a priest." "Who wants to be a priest?" "AngeIino." "Is it true, AngeIino?" "Yes, uncle Zaverio." "There's nothing wrong with that." "Here's to your health, AngeIino." "I said he couldn't do it." "Don't you want your son to go to school?" "Sure, of course." "He's better with books than a hoe." "And so?" "I'm sorry, but we can't pay for schooling." "How much will it cost you?" "More than 30 lira." "Why do you want to be a priest?" "I don't know." "You don't know?" "It was as if I heard someone calling me, asking me a question..." "and I told him yes." "I'II pay for him." "The seminary, the books, new boots " "leave it all to me." "Here's to you, angelo." "angelo, I baked you some cakes." "Thanks." "It's not big, but it's quiet and comfortable." "Your bedroom is down the hall." "Not the luxury you're used to in Venice, I'm afraid, but as you know, we're a monastery, not a hotel." "We will do as little as possible to disturb you." "Oh, don't even mention it." "I suggested they put you in the Lateran palace, but the apartments had already been assigned." "Never mind." "The possible candidates are all there together." "naturally." "Sorry, your Eminence." "Oh, don't you worry." "This is your bedroom..." "Here we are." "Have you seen the photos?" "The Pope on his death bed?" "totally outrageous." "They've been published in all the papers." "apparently it was the holy Father's physician who sold them." "It's scandalous." "I don't know what got into him." "Human weaknesses." "Are you tired?" "would you Iike anything, your Eminence?" "Yes." "I need a little silence." "Yes, of course." "Cardinals continue to arrive in Rome from all over the world to take part in a conclave that will elect the new pope." "cardinal Ottaviani." "Your Eminence." "It's good to see you again." "I didn't know you were here." "I was praying." "It's important that we block the French initiative." "On the face of it, it wouId seem they are disposed to favor whosoever receives the most votes." "But the truth is they have their own candidate in mind." "I would not have a problem with a Frenchman." "Are you saying that you would vote for a foreigner?" "Why not?" "St. Peter was a foreigner." "We ItaIians really should stay united." "We are faced with three possibilities - a pope who's italian or a foreign pope, a politician or a religious pope, a younger or an older one." "It's up to us not to make a mistake." "Listen, Ottaviani..." "May I confide something?" "Of course, your Eminence." "I do have a name." "Oh, really?" "I know it's difficult, but I keep thinking Montini, the Archbishop of milan." "Montini?" "There are a million reasons to exclude him." "He'II never become pope - not now, not ever." "But why?" "He's very italian, religious and political at the same time, not too old, not too young." "It all adds up." "He's not even a cardinal." "That isn't by chance, either." "He's viewed with suspicion by the curia." "well, if that's the case." "That's so with cardinal Siri." "But you know what Siri has against him." "No." "What?" "His age." "He's too young." "You know what they're saying - he wouldn't just be a holy Father, but an eternal one." "well, then...that leaves only you, Eminence." "But only in extreme, extreme necessity." "After all, we're not the ones to choose." "Then who is?" "Of course." "Do you know what the new pope should have?" "tell me." "He should have peace at heart." "Just peace?" "AII else is only a consequence." "What really matters is peace, peace, peace." "I admit I'm confused." "It would seem that RoncaIIi is not ambitious." "Or just pretends not to be." "He would never pretend." "I venture to say he's never lied in his life." "A very uncommon virtue." "There's a French element that has mentioned his name." "To obtain what?" "He's very simple, very diplomatic, very educated - or so they say." "They put forward his name in order to exclude him." "Perhaps but RoncaIIi told me he would have nothing against a French pope." "Don't you find that strange?" "Yes, it's very strange." "A French-ItaIian alliance at any level must be considered ominous, to say the least." "RoncaIIi would never condone a conspiracy." " It's not in his make-up." " Why run the risk?" "I agree." "Listen to this." "Bergamo, 1 909." "Roncalli indulges in intemperate actions that could undermine the authority and the traditions of the church." "There's more." "Known to favor the trend to socialism and other doctrines that are entirely pernicious to the church." "It never rains, but it pours." "St. Anthony." "And so..." "cardinal RoncaIIi has a past." "RoncaIIi..." "Where have you been hiding?" "In the library." "I was doing research for the book on St. charles." "The apostolic mission arrived from Rome this morning." "problems?" "The day of the great cIeanout is upon us." "They've already questioned and removed Father MioIi from his teaching position." "AII modernist and socialist sympathizers are out." "Warn the Bishop." "I know you know where he is." "We demand our rights!" "We won't be treated like that!" "We're just working men!" "Where are you going?" "I was looking for the Bishop." "I was told I'd find him here." "You were told wrong." "There are only workers out on strike here." "Who are you?" "RoncaIIi, his private secretary." "Hey, I know him." "AngeIino." "I've got orders to let nobody through." "Don't you recognize me?" "Luigi." "He's a peasant's son from Sotto il Monte, Iike me." "The Bishop's over here." "I'II take you to him." "Luigi." "calm down!" "calm down!" "please!" "calm down." "Don't speak all at the same time." "I can't understand you." "Clothes for the children!" "Quiet!" "My children are hungry!" "tell me." "Speak clearly, one at a time." "We need to eat!" "We want justice!" "We can't go on working like slaves!" "I can't listen to so many complaints at once." "Father, they make us work 1 4 hours a day, but we've had enough." "It's dark when we leave home and when we get back at night." "Our poor children never see us." "And what are we paid?" "Seven cents an hour!" "When we're done at night, we're too exhausted to breathe." "Women, children forced to work their fingers to the bone - these children you see here, Father." "Why don't you tell him about Renzo?" "And who's Renzo?" "They fired him because he had an accident, but it wasn't his fault." "He was working a new machine." "He almost lost an arm and now he hasn't got anything left." "And he can't support his family, feed his poor children." "We went to talk to the boss, but he gave us no satisfaction." "So we stopped work." "We'II strike until they take Renzo on again." "How long do you expect to hold out without working?" "Not long." "You have to think it through." "Determine who's need is greatest and decide how much you can contribute to the cause." "Monsignor, we can't even afford to feed ourselves." "We need help." "AII we're asking for is justice." "I normally wouldn't condone the action you've taken." "A strike is an act of war, and wars always terrible, as you know." "But when a principle of justice is at stake and one of the sacred rights of the Christian faith is threatened," "I have to condone the right to strike and therefore support those who are oppressed." "Yes!" "That's right!" "Yes." "I don't have to read the papers." "What they've written is stamped all over your face." "They're all against you, without exception." "Not a word in your favor." "Your support of the strike in Ranica is considered to be proof that you adhere to socialism." "You've been labeled the Red Bishop and they want you to be called back to Rome." "As I imagined, my days here in Bergamo are numbered." "I fear Monsignor Boggiani was dispatched here to dismiss me." "What is it, angelo?" "Are you afraid?" "In Rome, they'II make an example of you." "I'd say a grain of salt is in order." "Rome condemns, Rome insists." "In Rome, rest assured, contradiction is the order of the day." "I hope so." "But we here in Bergamo need you, all of us." "When a storm rages and all appears lost, follow the gospel and the teachings of the church." "That is our duty and our salvation." "blessed are those who search for righteousness." "It's all there, all so simple." "You must never be afraid, angelo." "evil can never be a match for good." "We're not gonna take it anymore!" "Arrest the ring leaders!" "No, no!" "Let him go!" "He hasn't done anything." "You filthy coward!" "They're animals!" "They've got my father!" "My baby, my baby." "Maria, Maria!" "My baby!" "All we want is justice!" "We're just working men!" "Oh, no." "You're asking the impossible." "But please, inspector." "The girl is very young." "I'm sure she doesn't even realize." "If you had a son to raise, a husband who's immigrated to New York" "The girl is charged with insulting an officer, resisting arrest and inciting a riot." "She'II get at Ieast three years." "Yes, but there are circumstances to consider." "The workers have stopped work because they haven't been paid for ten days." "Sorry, Father, but I don't make the laws." "But it's you who refers the charges to the court." "This calls for moderation, common sense." "There's the baby to consider." "May I speak to her?" "possibly - and I'm only saying possibly - if the strike is called off..." "and the workers go back to work, we may be able to turn a blind eye and only charge the prisoner with insulting the officer." "Inspector, why don't you just free her now?" "It could be a sign of good will." "Free the girl now?" "Yes." "I assume you must be joking." "That girl should thank the Lord if she's only charged with insulting the officer." "Yes, we'II thank the Lord." "May I?" "Thank you." "Rosa." "Am I getting out?" "You'II see." "They won't do anything to you." "The inspector's been very understanding." "actually he's promised me that if possibIe" "If and when the strike is called off." "tell the others that I have everything I need... and to hold out." "please, Father AngeIo, will you take the baby?" "I don't want him in prison." "will you, please?" "I beg you." "Bye, little one." "There's no cow's milk." "will goat's milk do?" "I couldn't find any talcum powder." "will flour do?" "careful now." "Don't worry, Father AngeIo." "Here we go." "Thank you, sisters." "I mean, I have no experience." "Neither do we." "Oh, yes." "Father AngeIo." "Read that." "It's full of accusations and criticism." "Monsignor Boggiani has summoned me." "He expects a response." "But...it's not possible." "I know that the workers are suffering." "They have nothing left." "They can use this." "tell them it's from their Bishop." "But your ExceIIency" "Their need is much greater than mine." "In fact, I might not need it at all anymore." "I ask you to swear." "I swear that I have been faithful to the teachings of the gospel." "You are to swear that you have never been, at no point in your pastoral activities, supportive of doctrines against the church." "In all conscience, I swear." "Don't pat." "Why did you choose RoncaIIi as your secretary?" "Because he's worthy of the position." "We have been informed that he is giving excessive support to the workers on strike." "Being a good Christian, Monsignor, he serves the poor." "Do you vouch for the absolute integrity of your coworkers?" "Without any hesitation." "Is it true or false that acting on your own initiative you approached the police in defense of one of the workers - a certain Rosa Zanetti?" "Yes, it's true." "But she has a small baby." "It would make sense to let her go." "And is it true or false that also on your own initiative you took custody of the baby of this worker?" "That's true, too." "He's here with us, with the nuns." "You desecrated the Bishop's palace with your action and it is unsustainable politically." "What's your excuse?" "But the baby wasn't on strike." "That's politically irrelevant." "I'II answer for Father AngeIo, for his every action, his every word." "Your investigation concerns only me." "Whatever is decided in Rome remains to be seen." "obviously the gift of your ring to the strikers will require an explanation." "I want them to know that their Bishop cares about them." "In so doing you undermine the basis of the social fabric." "merely because I feed those who are hungry?" "So you're really convinced that man is capable of good deeds?" "It is to that conviction that I've dedicated my whole life." "History teaches us that man sinks ever deeper into the mire, which is why mankind deserves the inquisition." "We fed him and he fell asleep immediately." "What's their decision?" "only Rome can decide that." "We have to wait." "It is all true." "Our support for the workers in Ranica caused us some problems back then - some problems with the clergy back then." "Of course today policies have changed." "The mentality is different." "AII the same, I believe it's true to say that the French cardinals do not appreciate - how should I put it - such individualism." "I'm very sorry." "AII that counts is that..." "we ItaIians stay together." "I am at the service of" "Good." "That makes us very happy." "I am at the service of Divine Providence." "It might be a good idea if this dossier dropped out of sight." "Why?" "We should find the other papers that are missing." "Others are missing?" "Yes." "The end of the Ranica issue, how the strike was called off, how Rosa and the others were freed and went back to work with no punishment and no damages to anybody." "Your excellency, we've just received this letter from Rome." "Procedure demands that I open it in your presence." "His Holiness Pius X has commissioned me " "It's from the holy Father's private secretary, not the secretary of state - to inform you that in view of the proposed canonical proceedings against" "Monsignor Radini-Tedeschi, Bishop of Bergamo, and Father Roncalli, his secretary that pertained to events in Ranica." "We do not oppose or disapprove of Monsignor Radini-Tedeschi's actions that reflect an apposite knowledge of the local particulars and circumstances." "My Bishop taught me everything." "He led me by the hand like a father." "And before he died he entrusted a task to me that has been at the core of my entire life." "angelo." "Is there nothing else they can do?" "Your hour has come." "The Lord is waiting for you." "angelo." "You were a son for me, a beloved son." "And you for me were... the guiding beacon of my priesthood." "Remember..." "Peace is the greatest good." "May you always pray for peace." "Peace is the greatest good." "What madness to forget it." "What a victory for evil." "They'II send me home now." "Yes, yes." "You'II be going home." "beautiful words, very edifying, but hardly enough to save the world." "Who knows?" "The new pope will have to extinguish the flames of insubordination in local autonomy to make sure the church stays united " "catholic, apostolic and Roman." "Your Eminence." "I was looking at the train schedule for Venice." "It'II be a while before we go back to Venice." "Look at this." "There's all this paperwork to fill in - authorizations, scheduling, there's the seating plan for the conclave, a complete list of the members of the Sacred college with CVs." "CVs?" "How silly." "We all know each other well." "We know what we have done and what we have not done in our lives." "You still have to complete yours, your Eminence." "There's a whole area missing, the Patriarchy of Venice." "would you please take care of it for me?" "Make it short." "CurricuIums." "Whatever you require, your Eminence, whenever, day or night." "I always sleep with one eye open." "You should shut it from time to time, my friend." "What are you doing here?" "Business with the Vatican State Secretary." "Don Loris CapoviIIa, Monsignor dell'Acqua - substitute at the first division." "Now here is where something happened to me, one of the most important things in my Iife." "And you'II never find it written in any curriculum either." "It was 1 925." "I would have liked to have gone on studying and teaching, but things different from what" "I wanted have always happened to me." "But I never complained about it." "Never present the holy Father with petitions or ask for favors or grants." "And above all, never express an opinion unless you're asked." "And above all, never express an opinion unless you're asked." "In Bergamo with the late lamented Radini-Tedeschi, and here at the Propaganda Fide we have reason to be pleased with you." "The church needs saints, but it also needs good managers." "We have decided therefore to send you to bulgaria." "To bulgaria?" "Yes." "The catholics in bulgaria, there are only a few." "They are disunited and feuding with the Orthodox church." "Order is required, and so we expect you to create order there." "holy Father, I" "We feel for you." "It's not the Vatican, it's not your choice." "Your prospects will suffer." "No, no." "That's not what" "And we also know your vocation has a bent for scholarship and prayer." "Your holiness." "What is it?" "Speak up." "Yes?" "I'm not sure I have the necessary" "That doubt assaiIs us all, of course - me as well." "We have to trust in God, my dear Bishop." "Your holiness..." "Your holiness, I'm not a bishop." "I'm just a priest." "Have we not told you you're appointed bishop?" "We were advised it was unnecessary to make you a bishop, but we thought it was a good thing." "This one, no." "This one, no." "And this one?" "No, I'm sorry." "But you realize I'II have to give up my research." "I'm sorry but these books cannot leave the library." "You know that as well as I do, your excellency." "Do me a favor, Partini." "You've always called me AngeIo." "I know." "But now that you're a bishop it's only right that I should treat you with respect." " Partini." " Yes." "allow me to propose a deal." "You keep on calling me AngeIo." " And?" " Let me take the books." "Not the books." "Some bargain." "Look, I'm off to bulgaria." "I need those books." "They'II be here when you come back." "I won't, that's for sure, but the books will." "I won't be gone all that long." "I'm tired, angelo." "But I'd Iike to live long enough to see you come back." "Yes, you don't know how many I've seen wanting to take out books." "Students." "But I've learned one thing from you all." "You're not in the same class as the others." "Nobody will remember me." "But, excellency, you'II be remembered." "Take my word for it." "Feverish preparations." "It's always the same " "The chanceIIeries consult each other;" "the seasons are no Ionger the same." "We are prisoners of our own routine." "Eastern Europe - poland, Hungary, Russia." "That is where the great battle of the church will be staged." "As we all believe." "We must avoid the routine solution." "We need a genuine pastor..." "Someone who can talk to the hearts of Orthodox brothers." "Names?" "Not really, no." "I just gave an indication." "Monsignor." "I do have a name." "What is it?" "This is not one of those electoral campaigns." "We're only soliciting your reply from the holy Spirit." "angelo roncalli." "What do you think Monsignor RoncaIIi would say if he knew that you have suggested him?" "He'd hate me forever." "He's one of the few who's not looking for votes." "Why should we elect someone who doesn't ask to be elected?" "Monsignor RoncaIIi has never asked anything for himself." "He's always allowed Divine Providence to choose for him, as in bulgaria where no other priest would go in 1 925." "unfortunately, we don't have the money to redo the floors and paint the walls." "I'II take those." " No, no." " No, please." "Thank you." "We have no staff." "officially the delegation doesn't exist yet." "I'm afraid we'II just have to make do." "luckily the stoves work, but we don't have any coal or wood." "In fact, we don't have much of anything." "Where there's a will, there's a way." "precisely." "Let's see, Iet's see." "MoIi, moIi, moi..." "Wait, wait." "[attempting bulgarian[" "No." "MoIia..." "[Speaks bulgarian]" "Isn't that what I just said?" "No." "But why go to all this trouble?" "I couId be your interpreter." "No, no." "I think people appreciate it if you make an effort to understand, speak their language." "Father Gustav!" "[speaking Bulgarian]" "What is it?" "What's wrong?" "An earthquake last night, dozens of villages destroyed." "Some survivors have arrived here." "[speaking Bulgarian]" "We have to leave." "We have to leave at once." "But why?" "They don't want us here because we are catholics." "Wait a minute." "That's why we're here." "It won't do any good." "They don't want us here." "I'm not going anywhere." "These people need us." "May he who is without sin cast the first stone." "translate." "I want to offer to our brothers of the Orthodox church the money they will need to rebuild their houses and their churches." "There we are." "Just count them." "As we agreed - 1 ,220 lira." "In promissory notes." "If I had the money, I'd not be asking you for it." "Notes fall due, my dear Bishop." "I know that only too well." "When I think of my father - what a life - always worried about due dates." "There won't be any surprises, will there?" "Rest assured." "Any day now we'II receive a remittance from Rome." "Today's mail." "Thank you." "Our own diplomatic pouch from the holy See." "What did I tell you?" "So just you're reading for spiritual meditation, an analysis of the MussoIini government, notice that a second paragraph of article 3.1 .3b of the Code of Canon Law has been repealed, but no mention of a remittance." "Are you sure you haven't overlooked anything?" "See for yourself." "We explain our position to Rome, but Rome does not respond." "We're in the hands of God, as always." "Our request is virtually rejected." "We inform you that our administrative policy makes no allowances for the large sums of money offered for the rebuilding of Orthodox churches destroyed in the earthquake." "It was to be expected." "Such offering should be reconsidered or submitted for approval through the appropriate channels." "It makes sense." "They're suggesting we hold onto the money offered to our Orthodox brothers and use it to cover our daily expenses." "That's right." "But in Rome what they don't know is that the offering has already been made." "That's right." "Which means there's nothing left for us." "That's right." "He wants you to know that without our help the rebuilding of their church was only a dream." "I must do something to improve my bulgarian." "Merci." "He says that thanks to the disaster, he recognizes his brother." "Brothers." "This is a sign that says gratitude and love." "It's love for you." "It is great love for you." "Oh, no." "What are you doing?" "No, no, no." "Wait, wait!" "Stop, stop!" "Not the painting from the High altar." "Let's show some compassion." "Every one of your notes came back unpaid." "AII of them." "I know." "We need more time." "We're still waiting for the money coming from Rome." "Sorry, Monsignor." "The money won't come." "I know it, you know it." "Yes, I know." "But that doesn't authorize you to take the painting, too." "Not only the painting, also the two silver statues." "It's a Iarge amount, you know." "I do have something." "It's not much, just what I've managed to save." "Not enough, I'm afraid..." "But sufficient for you to redeem the two silver statues." "And the painting?" "I can't." "Sorry." "The painting..." "and the two wooden statues." "Come on, hurry." "That's it." "careful now." "Monsignor MazzoIi." "His train was late but he's here at last." "We're used to things arriving late from Rome." "Monsignor MazzoIi, did you bring our check with you?" "I've been ordered to replace you, RoncaIIi." "These are the minutes of all my meetings with the country's Orthodox bishops." "And your results?" "How many conversions?" "I've been working to bring together brothers who are divided." "Your results?" "What's important is to encourage the growth of the spirit of unity." "Then, and only then, will we have results." "Your train leaves in two hours, RoncaIIi." "My gratitude and love." "This is RoncaIIi." "His whole life's an example to us." "We thank you from the heart, Monsignor." "cardinal RoncaIIi was not unknown to any of us." "But what we now know throws new light on this person." "If we are to choose a pope that turns to the whole world... why not think of cardinal Agagianian?" "He's of Armenian origin, French by culture, and italian, after living here for so may years." "Agagianian." "Thirteen years after the end of World War ll, his Holiness Pius Xll's condemnation of all wars could not be clearer or more conclusive." "His pontificate has borne witness to the most difficult and bloody decade of the century that has resulted in a divided and hostile world obsessed by the threat of nuclear destruction." "The two opposing blocks, the free world and the Soviet Union, confront each other on the scales of terror." "Put an end to all wars." "That's what the new pope should do." "Say hello to cardinal dalla Costa." "shall I ask him about that issue?" "What are you talking about?" "Oh, nothing." "Thank you for being here." "I should thank you for inviting me." "I carefully read your words to the faithful of florence." "You talk about solidarity towards the weakest, of our openness towards our divided brothers... about peace." "In Rome at this moment, as you know, such ideas are considered weaknesses." "It is not so for me." "I don't like to talk about votes, about candidates, about who's likely to get elected." "It's all they talk of - in the Vatican and the whole world." "I prefer to pray..." "to pray that we may be given a pope who will speak about solidarity towards the weakest, about openness towards our divided brothers... about peace." "I know what you two are waiting for... to break your fast with BaicoIi." "Hey, young man." "You don't like BaicoIi?" "Of course, but should you?" "I mean, they're sweet." "Do you think it's wise?" "I don't understand." "I don't know that I shouId" "No, please do." "There's this rumor" "About BaicoIi?" "No, about your health." "The story is that you're suffering from diabetes." "Those poor people." "They even invent lies about me when nobody thinks it's possible for me to ever be a pope." "There are six places." "Who's missing?" "He wouldn't tell us." "probably two German cardinals." "The Germans are always late." "This is wonderful..." "wonderful!" "Chorba!" "I haven't had chorba in so many years." "As I imagined." "ATurkish recipe - fish from Fiumicino." "Since we're having a Turkish evening, chorba was a must." "You thought of everything." "I bet if I went to the window I couId also see the Bosporus." "An unforgettable experience." "You told me something simple, the two of us, in memory of old times in Turkey." "My mother loved to knit." "She left me with a passion for weaving surprises." "It's so long ago you've forgotten us." "Sarah and Gad Levi." "The train at istanbul." "istanbul, yes." "You know I always lose everything, but never this." "I treasure it." "How could I ever forget that train?" "please, Iet's not create any further difficulties." "President Attiturk has decreed that priests of all religions are forbidden to wear clerical dress." "And that means muslims, too." "It's all a part of his plan to bring Turkey up to date." "That's why I asked dell'Acqua to find... well, a decorous solution." "We can't accept such an imposition." "It's better to leave the country." "Father, I know our congregation is not large, but it needs us." "I didn't sleep a wink last night thinking about this mess." "When things are beyond our control, there's no need to take it so hard." "May I suggest this rather nice, light wool suit." "It's fine." "Let's not forget..." "They say it's not the cow that makes the milk." "Over there." "Excuse me." "You're a catholic priest, aren't you?" "Yes." "I'm Sarah Levi." "This is my husband, Gad." "I taught German literature at the University of HeideIberg." "A child drew this... at the extermination camp at TrebIinka." "That's where the Germans want to send us." "May the Lord help us." "The Lord is our God." "There's only one God." "Amen." "Amen." "I am the Ambassador of Durach." "I'm here only because I'm a good catholic." "I, too, Mr. Ambassador." "It's why I requested this meeting." "Propaganda." "That's what it is." "AngIo-American propaganda to cover the name of Germany with mud." "But then why would you have the Turkish authorities stop the train?" "They are German citizens who have illegally left the territory of the state." "They must return immediately." "We shall see about that." "Since they are Germans, they are under our jurisdiction." "But Turkey's a neutral country." "Quite." "And if they permit that train to move on, the Führer will consider it a declaration of war against Germany." "Why so fast, colonel?" "We shouldn't overreact." "Do you know the bible?" "Of course." "And it's a holy text for you?" "It is the most holy of all texts." "It's also revered by the Jews." "As you know, Father," "Jews are the mortal enemies of the Reich." "In the bible it is written that undo haste can cause a man's downfall." "We are not in a hurry." "The train will remain under the sun without water and without supplies until it turns back." "I hope I have not embarrassed you." "No one will look for us here." "I'II hear you out." "hitler is taking Germany to ruin." "That would seem obvious to all of us." "It is not easy to stop him, but we are trying." "real patriots have the fate of the country at heart, beyond Nazism." "May the Lord protect you." "I can not give you names." "I wouldn't ask you." "We need the support of the Vatican." "And I must have a sign of your good will." "Can we have some water?" "No." "Go back." "Our fate is in God's hands." "AII we can do is pray." "Do you really expect me to accept this document?" "But it's genuine." "It's all I can show you." "However genuine it actually is you will agree that no one is going to accept that the passengers are Roman catholic pilgrims." "But I'm just delivering an official declaration." "A pilgrimage to Tarsus to see the House of St. paul." "It's ridiculous." "They have the official authorization of their Bishop as well as the civil authorities." "If a Bishop makes a request, the civil authorities never say no, do they?" "So it appears." "I don't believe any bishop requested the authorization, RoncaIIi." "That's your opinion." "It's one you should respect." "colonel Lenintart..." "The documentation furnished by RoncaIIi is authentic." "The German bishops have authorized the pilgrimage." "Ambassador, we are both fully aware that this whole farce has been put together in a matter of hours by RoncaIIi, with the complicity of the German bishops and the Vatican." "The documentation is in order." "Remove the vehicles." "The train may proceed." "Father!" "This star is the symbol of the Jews." "Jesus was a Jew, too." "Von Papen was tried at Nuremberg." "And they worked very hard to convict him." "I spoke in his favor;" "he was spared." "You are a just man." "For us Jews it's more important to be just than saintly." "This is where we live." "You're very fortunate." "You have children waiting for you, grandchildren." "Yes." "We have three children." "The first one's named AngeIo." "The children are a blessing." "Our lives are made up of many moments of loneliness, but we are never alone." "Why don't you come visit me when I get back to Venice?" "We hope we can come and visit you again in Rome, in the Vatican." "God reveals himself through the destiny of people." "well, we'II leave that up to Him." "None of the members of the Sacred College will be allowed to leave the confinement of their quarters before the election of the new pope is announced with the traditional plume of white smoke." "They won't even be allowed out in case of fire." "And for this reason a team of firemen has quarters in there too - within the confines of the conclave." "One moment, please." "This one's full." "Agagianian..." "Ottaviani..." "Ottaviani..." "Pizzardo..." "Agagianian, Agagianian..." "Siri..." "VaIeri..." "Ottaviani..." "DaIIa Costa..." "Siri.." "Pizzardo..." "Siri..." "VaIeri." "To make the black smoke we add a mixture of pitch." "And the white smoke?" "We use the ballots that were filled in for the Iast vote with no added pitch." "It's obvious this is the first conclave for you." "Your Eminence." "He was explaining to me the difference in how they make the white smoke and the black smoke." "It's not the moment." "Ottaviani 1 2, Siri 8, Agagianian 1 4." "The French strategy is clear - Divide the italians and converge their votes in favor of Agagianian." "What are you doing?" "calculating the total number of French votes, RoncaIIi?" "I was trying to see how many days we need to be" "locked up in here with only two voting sessions a day." "CouIdn't we make it three?" "We have to oppose this - a foreigner ensconced on the throne of Peter." "I can just see the French and the Armenians putting down roots should Agagianian be elected." "Time to vote, your Eminences." "Time to vote, your Eminences." "Time to vote, your Eminences." "Agagianian..." "Ottaviani..." "Ottaviani..." "Siri..." "DaIIa Costa..." "DaIIa Costa..." "Agagianian... lt's black." "There's been another vote and we're looking at black smoke again." "The College of Cardinals has failed to appoint a new pontiff again." "We can't make phone calls here." "We can't even write letters." "There's so much to be done in Venice." "No, thanks." "We don't want to disturb you." "No." "Just a few words." "What's the matter?" "We have decided to give the French votes to cardinal dalla Costa." "God be praised." "More than a pope the church needs a good Father." "Ottaviani and some other cardinals do not exactly think that." "They would vote anybody, but never dalla Costa." "They consider him excessively unbalanced on the social doctrine." "They can be moved." "You know us, the French." "We have RicheIieu in our blood." "We will vote dalla Costa so that he will not be elected." "I don't understand." "You will, Eminence." "You will." "You know, nobody has forgotten you in Paris." "And to think I was frightened to death of going to Paris." "Sweet Paris." "Sweet Paris." "You, RoncaIIi, do you really see yourself as Nuncio in Paris?" "No, not at all." "Neither do we, quite honestly." "But the rest are even harder to picture than yourself." "Monsignor Tardini, I'm curious why, when the post came vacant, with all the brilliant diplomats we have, the Pope picked me for the job." "I asked myself the same question." "Forgive me, RoncaIIi, but I can give you only seven minutes." "You will go to Paris and that's final." "In which case the other six minutes are useless." "In France there are currently 30 bishops whom general de gaulle considers to be closely aligned with his political adversaries." "He wants them reassigned and he's not open to reason." "well, I don't think I have the right credentials." "Have faith, RoncaIIi." "And pray...pray a Iot." "holiness, I'm not sure I can do..." "I'm afraid I might disappoint you." "Yes, that's what they all say." "Which means I have nothing to lose." "No, please!" "The general cannot stand that song." "Sorry, I didn't mean to." "I wouldn't want to disturb him." "tell me..." "Do you think the general has forgotten about me?" "No, of course not." "The general regrets that he's too busy to see you." "He's worse than Gapin." "Gapin?" "Ah, nothing." "He was the baker in my village." "He was a man who'd never talk with anyone because he didn't want to lose control." "shall I tell that to the general?" "As you Iike." "But I'm not so sure that the general knows Gapin." "He will do it on purpose, your general de gaulle." "Either he would not receive me with any excuse whatsoever, or if he did receive me, talk about something else and end the audience immediately." " Quite a character." " Great man." "He played his game, I played my game." "That's why I was forced to take a very serious action." "A diplomatic protest?" "No." "I had to hire the best chef in Paris." "Eminence, you remember the receptions at the nunciature." "Good evening." "A splendid evening." "My compliments." "Thank you." "lovely evening, Monsignor." "As the Soviet Ambassador I feel it is my duty to send an official note of protest to the French government." "Your chef has no equal anywhere in Paris." "That proves my intuition was correct." "Our food used to be so bad nobody would come." "You have news of our project?" "Nothing yet, but it wouId seem that the general much appreciated the letter you wrote him." "I count on you." "Madame." "tell me, Monsignor, are you not disturbed by the presence of so many fascinating women?" "I hope that the ladies are not offended by the lack of attention, because the whole room is watching me to see who I'm watching." "please." "My dear Montini, it's lunch time." "I had the chef prepare rouge barbeau avec du citron." "Thank you, Monsignor." "I confess I find myself in difficulty." "Expenses are high and results are unsatisfactory." "That's unfortunate." "We were charged with avoiding the expulsion of the 30 bishops declared undesirable." "I know." "A particularly difficult task - maybe impossible." "Yes, indeed." "De gaulle will yield to no one." "That's true only up to a point." "I don't understand." "He can be made to see reason... by going through the correct channels." "If there's a way, we must exploit it." "I'm a step ahead of you." "What do you mean?" "There were 30 bishops whom the general wanted expelled." "I've managed to eliminate the zero... and so that leaves only three." "Ours is political diplomacy." "Yours is evangelical diplomacy." "What little I have done certainly should not be credited to me." "DaIIa Costa.." "Ottaviani..." "DaIIa Costa..." "DaIIa Costa..." "RoncaIIi..." "VaIeri." "The Tenth ballot:" "DaIIa Costa, 24 votes;" "Ottaviani, 1 6 votes;" "Siri, 9 votes;" "RoncaIIi, 1 vote." "If the French keep insisting on dalla Costa, then he'II be elected." "In other words, to put it bluntly," "God forbid." "A saintly man, dalla Costa." "That's the trouble." "In my opinion time has run out for all our candidates." "Two or three years must pass, then what is called for today is a pope we can use." "A man of a certain age, someone without fixed ideas, an offensive whom we can guide and preserve." "Eminence, I believe you just traced a portrait of..." "RoncaIIi..." "RoncaIIi..." "RoncaIIi..." "RoncaIIi..." "RoncaIIi..." "RoncaIIi..." "RoncaIIi..." "RoncaIIi... lt's white!" "Yes, the smoke's white." "Today, on October the 28th, 1 958, after 1 1 votes in total, a new pontiff has been elected." "Why me, Lord?" "Why me?" "only You know the answer." "only You know what You want from me." "Since You have chosen me," "I trust that it's because" "You believe that only I, Giovanni, can best fulfill your wishes." "So be it." "I'm afraid we'II have to make some adjustments." "We didn't have one in your size, holy Father." "Sorry, Your holiness." "You see..." "The first change of the pontificate." "Here we are..." "Here we are." "It was not I who willed this." "You know that." "Kissing of the foot is banned." "What name have you taken, holy Father?" "I shall be called Giovanni," "like the Baptists..." "like the church where I was baptized..." "like my father." "They're calling me Pope..." "And I was to be simply a poor, country priest." "He will need guidance." "That will be essential." "His role will be transitional." "We will guide him." "Your holiness, is something wrong?" "I heard you cry out." "What time is it?" "It's barely 6:00." "Is something wrong?" "Strange dreams." "The gestatoriaI chair..." "I was falling down." "It's like when my father used to hold me up on his shoulders to see the processions." "Where am I?" "Your holiness... you're in the Pope's apartments." "I have to get used to it." "It's as though I slept in Pius XII's bedroom by mistake." "careful with those." "careful." "Your holiness, they brought everything from Venice." "twelve cases in all." "twelve?" "Yes - including your personal files, furniture, all the books." "I hope they didn't forget the photographs." "Don't worry." "They're all safe, your Eminence." "Oh, I'm sorry." "I mean, Your holiness." "Forgive me." "So many of my memories are in this box." "You look after it, Guido." "I will." "These are the problems on the table." "The silent church in the Soviet Union and in China, the reform of Canon Law relations with the italian government, the budget of the holy See, problems of morality," "Bishops conferences around the world, diplomatic activities." "You must give me some time." "After all, I'm just an apprentice pope." "Here are the matters that the Curia has already dealt with in the Iast few months." "If I may, I would underline the condemnation that the holy Office has prepared against some films that recently have appeared in the cinemas." "It's been so long since I last went to the cinema." "holy Father, I despair at the horrors one can see - complete lack of morality." "Have you already discussed the new appointments?" "Here they are." "Here's the list of the appointments." "Thank you." "Many positions have been vacant for several years." "You must realize that Pius XII worked at everybody's job." "A head gardener must also be appointed." "Yes, well." "Gardening was one of the few activities that the holy Father spared himself." "We have taken the liberty of compiling for Your holiness a list of names for each appointment." "Those underlined in red are the ones that we deem to be the most suitable." "Then there's a list of the first audiences." "We have also taken the liberty of preparing a schedule." "holy Father..." "I would Iike to submit this program we have prepared for your first audiences." "If it was prepared by you, I'm sure it will be fine." "Thank you." "What's this?" " Are you afraid of the Pope?" " A bit." "So am I." "Your holiness, the Pope that we had before insisted on being alone in the garden." "really?" "Yes, I've never been allowed to speak with the Pope." "It's the first time." "well, we'II have to make sure it's not the Iast time." "That's very kind of you." "Hey, you!" "Where are you going without the Pope?" "It's the new official chair, Your holiness." "They only just delivered it." "Put the blessed chair down for a second." "And you..." "How much do you earn?" "300 a month, Your holiness." "well, since the new Pope weighs twice as much as the old one, your pay should be doubled." "They'II never go along with that idea." "Who are they?" "The ones who hold the purse strings." "well, I know somebody who may be able to do something." "Come here, Tardini." "Come and see." "To be a parish priest - that's what he likes." "walking and reading his Breviary, talking to the people." "Let him walk." "We don't mind, do we?" " No." " well." "Come in." "You wish to see me, Your holiness?" "I wanted to show you that." "The Pope a caretaker?" "They call me a transitional pope." "Not to be taken seriously." "holy Father, it's just gutter journalism - nothing else." "But there is truth in that article." "Sometimes I feel like a replacement part waiting for the new car to arrive." "However, if the Lord wills me to be Pope," "I will fulfill my duties as Pope." "He has raised the salaries of the gardeners, the porters, the drivers, the workmen...and the clerks." "How can he do that?" "There's no money for it." "well, what he's done is cut the salaries of everybody else - including us." "You can't say he's not original." "You should see the look on your face." "I'm the one who has to deal with the accounts." "His name is Cousins, Norman Cousins." "officially he's a journalist, but being president of a cultural association in Washington gives him a right to a visa for the Soviet Union." "And he's an unofficial intermediary between the U.S. government and the Soviet Union." "Do Washington and Moscow communicate through him?" " It seems so." " Is he trustworthy?" "Every month he visits the two capitoIs." "The airways of the Lord are infinite." "Thank you." "Good morning." "welcome." "We have reason to believe they planned it for tomorrow, or the day after at the most." "An ultimatum." "Yes, a Soviet ultimatum." "Kruschev wants the United States, the english and the French to withdraw from berlin." "Then he intends to make the city a free zone under Soviet control." "So that he can swallow it completely, at the first pretext." "Monsignor dell'Acqua," "Mr. Cousins is in permanent contact with my office." "It was my duty to arrange this meeting." "You have the floor, your Eminence." "I find the Russian move incomprehensible." "They must know the West does not intend to withdraw from berlin." "They must stop the outflow." "AII the people who escape from the Soviet sector to West berlin." "exactly." "It's such a constant hemorrhage." "The Russians are obliged to take action." "It's their own fault." "One does not leave from paradise." "I suppose the West will reject the ultimatum." "It's inevitable, and without mincing their words." "And do the Russians realize this?" "I myself advised Nikita Kruschev." "What was his reaction?" "He informed me that it is his intention to construct a wall, a wall that will cut the city of berlin in two and prevent any further escape." "A city divided by a wall." "To demonstrate a truth - that the world is divided, holiness." "And what is risked if he builds his wall?" "A confrontation with no holds barred, holy Father." "We can expect both sides to flex their muscles in a high-profiIe scenario aimed at defending their prestige and power." "Up to and including war?" "I'm afraid so." "The first war of the thermal nuclear age, with bombs 1 00 times more powerful than the one at Hiroshima." "It would be the war to end all wars." "A Hiroshima as big as the world." "bless me, Father, for I have sinned." "The Lord has called me to a task that is greater than I am." "The Lord knows His own children." "So much responsibility." "AII those destinies depending upon my decisions." "You may find justification in the parable of the talents." "Each one of us will be asked to render that which we have received." "And what talent do I have?" "You have your simplicity and your goodness." "I am not the good Pope that people say I am." "Goodness is not a gift, neither is it a choice." "Goodness is only a consequence." "It is the salary for the hard work in here..." "To find one's self, then to abandon one's self." "As you have always done, holy Father." "AII my Iife I felt that my steps were guided." "God is certainly not going to abandon you." "I sense that I am being asked for something." "As in the past I tried to find it within myself, but this time I don't know what." "blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God." "I begged the Lord to help me." "So much to do, so much." "Yes." "Your holiness," "cardinal Ottaviani and Monsignor Tardini to see you." "Something important?" "It appears so." "Kruschev has issued an ultimatum." "Cousins was right." "Have you heard the news, holiness?" "I heard." "This just arrived, holy Father." "It came from Moscow by berlin." "Who sent it?" "The writer doesn't give his name." "And who is this?" "Do you know him?" "He's a stranger to me." "Ukraine, teacher." "You read Russian?" "Oh, little memories of bulgaria." "I wish I'd continued studying." "slip, SIipyj." "The head of the Ukrainian church, who's now imprisoned." "Do we have an interpreter?" "I'm sorry, but our official interpreter is in New York." "Laundry." "Who's speaking?" "The Pope." "And you're talking to St. Catherine of Siena." "I am Pope John of Sotto il Monte, in the Province of Bergamo." "Forgive me, Your holiness." "Forgive me." "unless I'm mistaken I believe I've heard somewhere that there is with you a nun of Russian origin." "I am a school teacher, a Catholic of the Greek Orthodox Church." "It's the deepest desire of all Christians of the Ukraine that effective measures be taken at once to free Monsignor Josef Slipyj." "The last 1 6 years he has been unjustly imprisoned in a camp in Siberia." "Monsignor Josef Slipyj was sentenced to internment without a regular trial." "For all these years he has continued to celebrate Mass in secret in order not to abandon his fellow Christians." "Monsignor SIipyj." "If the church today has a martyr... it is he." "Of course." "But holiness, there are hundreds of cases like this in Russia." "Priests interned, catholics killed and churches destroyed." "As you see, holy Father, Soviet communism does not only place the world in great peril with its weapons, but it is also a great threat to all people of the faith." "What shall we do for this brother of ours?" "We must respond in kind - an ex-communication order for all communists," "Soviet citizens or otherwise." "An ex-communication order exists." "evidently it's not been sufficient." "Condemnations." "always condemnations!" "We're waging an ongoing battle." "The Pope must condemn the Soviets." "It's absolutely necessary." "A condemnation - a definitive one." "We cannot wait any longer." "Communism is destined to end." "holy Father, you are mistaken." "It will be victorious unless we do everything that is possible to annihilate it." "There's also another way - dialogue, talking, trying to understand each other." "There's no dialogue with those who persecute the church." "talk, talk, without ever tiring." "talking to anybody, always." "And in the meantime Christians perish in the gulags... and we allow the Russians to stockpile nuclear weapons in their arsenals." "We cannot use violence to reply to violence." "Our weapon is the Cross, not the sword." "We must defend ourselves." "We must understand each other." "The editor of L'Osservatore Romano, holy Father." "Your holiness." "What are you doing?" "Take a seat, please." "I'm perfectly all right like this." "That is fine for praying, not for working." "please." "It's not necessary." "Listen - if you don't get up, I will, and I will leave." "The reason I've asked you to come in is that the facts of the Iast few days have struck me profoundly." "I want to make a statement." "Your holiness, have you read the Curia's report on the ex-communication of communism?" "Yes, of course, with great attention." "However, what I would Iike to say is slightly different." "You see, I feel that putting the five or six people who count around a table would be enough." "Then they could find an agreement, and then the rest of the world thus would be more serene." "splendid." "Write..." "Just a second." "Yes?" "Leave us a moment." "Go ahead." "May I be permitted to ask the holy Father to explain his declaration?" "It is an invitation to world leaders to defend peace." "An admirable initiative, I admit, but it could be highly dangerous." "I'm afraid it will be interpreted as taking sides." "How do you mean?" "It will appear that the Vatican openly supports the Soviets." "I should like to say something against the threat of world war." "I don't dispute, holy Father, you want peace." "We all do." "We must seek peace, make an appeal." "unfortunately, peace is a word that the Soviets have impounded." "We should recover it again and make it ours." "The word peace is written in the gospel." "Yes, but unfortunately use peace today and they'II say the Pope has aligned with them." "If you'II allow me, holy Father," "I would suggest that you submit your message to New York to the apostolic delegation." "And those who represent us in communist states - they have a right to consultation." "This is war, holiness - a cold war, but war all the same." "I do not Iike war... neither hot nor cold... nor Iukewarm." "How's that?" "What do you think?" "Do you think it looks all right?" "Down on the right." "So I can see my Bishop Radini when I write." "It gives me courage." "And one can never have enough courage, Your holiness." "Monsignor Radini taught me how not to be afraid." "A real Christian, he used to say, is never afraid." "You don't think cardinal Ottaviani will come and tell me to move it?" "Move it, no." "But he might suggest an alternative." "We mustn't forget his objections to the peace message." "people think a pope does whatever he wants, snaps his fingers and everybody obeys." "Instead he's an august prisoner within these holy walls." "Give it time." "Time which is what I haven't got." "I'm a transitional pope, remember." "How long does a transitional pope last?" "You've already done a Iot in a short time." "Like raising the staff's wages." "It made them really happy." "Oh, yes." "They're really jumping with joy over that at the Curia." "Yes." "I wish I couId go back to Venice." "Are you joking, Your holiness, when we've only just moved in?" "No." "I say what I think, I say what I feel." "Your holiness, the post of Patriarch of Venice is already filled." "You named him yourself, holy Father." "well, then I'd Iike to go back to Sotto il Monte, to the house where I was born." "From the upstairs room, when the sky is clear, you can even see the Duomo at milan." "Ah, now we're talking." "slow zoom to close up." "Too much to ask?" "Catanachi, zoom in." "Come on!" "Get it together!" "What's the matter with you?" "Come on!" "Let's see some action!" "Catanachi!" "Wake your darn ideas up!" "You hear me?" "Zoom in and then give me a pan shot." "Forgive me, Your holiness." "I don't usually shout that much." "Good." "could you explain to me what a pan shot is?" "It's pretty simple, really." "What I mean is, it's a camera movement that gives a sweeping overlook as if you're turning your head." "I know absolutely nothing about these things." "If you Iike, holiness, you can stand there in front of that camera and I'II show you." "please." "You see it's got a red light." "well, when it's on it means that the images from this camera are being broadcast at that moment." "You see?" "That one over there?" "Yes." "When the red light is on, look directly into the Iens." "It will give the viewers the impression you're looking at them personally." "Count von GIips." "Baron, Your holiness." "Count, Baron - I get mixed up." "Forgive me." "This is the invitation he has told me to send to the TV stations of half the world." "Where did he get such a quaint idea?" "He says that he really wants this meeting." "It'II pose problems of security." "When exactly is it scheduled?" "Christmas morning." "That's very inappropriate." "Try to convince him to send Christmas greetings, written by hand." "I already tried." "He said nobody remembers messages of greetings, while everyone remembers the voice of Pius XII on the radio." "No, he'II listen to me." "It's quite unheard of - on television, a broadcast - and outside the Vatican in front of a crowd." "What is the holy See going to turn into - a circus act?" "Come along, children." "Pay attention." "We're going to try a rehearsal." "The moment the Pope arrives, all of us are going to clap as loudly as we can and cry out, Long Live the Pope." "Now we'II try it once all together." "And one, two, three." "Long Live the Pope!" "stella, why didn't you say, Long Live the Pope?" "Aren't you happy you're going to see the holy Father?" "It begins today." "only we poor mortals know where it begins." "Where it ends is known only up there." "Merry Christmas." "God bless you." "And you." "Merry Christmas." "Long Live the Pope." "holy Father, pray for us." "God bless you." "Merry Christmas." "Long Live the Pope." "Merry Christmas." "Your holiness." "My daughter was born with a heart condition." "will you pray for her?" "Every day when I say the rosary I dedicate a prayer to all the children, especially to the suffering ones." "Do you say a prayer for me, too?" "What is your name?" "Marc AngeIo." "Mine is only AngeIo." "Maybe that's why they wanted me to change my name." "God bless you." "Others are waiting in the wards, holiness." "bless you." "bless you." "And one, two, three." "Long Live the Pope!" "Long Live the Pope!" "Long Live the Pope!" "God bless you." "Long Live the Pope!" "Merry Christmas." "Merry Christmas." "There you go, my darling." "Long Live Santa claus, Long Live Santa claus..." "stella." "She is right, sister." "Dressed up like this and with my gifts," "I really do look like Santa claus." "AII I need is a beard." "This teddy bear is for you, little stella." "May God bless you and may you go home very soon." "Merry Christmas." "God be with you, child." "Now we hear the critics." "And I'm sure, Your holiness, that there will be plenty." "The truth is - in every child" "I can see the man that he will be." "And in every man" "I can try to see the child that was he." "well, people need to feel the mystery of God in the person of the Pope." "And to preserve that sense of mystery, it is fundamental, Your holiness, to measure public appearances with great prudence." "I see what you mean." "I understand." "You worry about me, my image." "Yes, holy Father." "But you see, our Lord..." "went wherever He had to go." "He never worried too much about His image." "Don't you agree?" "My good children, my dear brothers," "I am here with you in the House of the Father." "Where's his house?" "Where?" "We are here to offer the Lord our sacrifice and our suffering... because God loves all of His children... and He forgives them all." "Do you remember His words?" ""blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted."" "So, here we are..." "In the first year of what they call my pontificate." "I have come, you have seen me." "I have put my eyes into your eyes." "I've put my heart close to your hearts." "And I am here now thinking with you of your wives, of your sisters, of your mothers." "And I think of your children who are your sadness... but they are also your poetry." "bless you, Father." "bless you." "holy Father, don't forget us." "Can't I go up to the cells up there?" "InadvisabIe, Your holiness." "That's the Iifer section." "They're all murderers and hardened criminals." "It could be dangerous." "Your holiness, please..." "It'II be all right." "holy Father, I'm from Bergamo, too." "The Lord will forgive you, my son, and you will return there." "I'm sure you will." "holiness, I killed a man." "Do the words you said before count for me as well?" "Of course, my son, they count for you, too." "We will now broadcast the Pope's address to the inmates of Rome's Regina Coeli Prison..." "My good children, my dear brothers, I am here with you in the House of the Father." "Where's his house?" "Where?" "We are here to offer the Lord our sacrifice and our suffering... because God loves all of His children... and He forgives them all." "Do you remember his words?" ""Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. "" "My name is Maria, and I'm writing to you from our hometown, Sotto il Monte." "My fiancé is a very good person, and we want to get married." "But he is a communist and the parish priest said it's forbidden." "please write this..." "To the Parish Priest of Sotto il Monte." "Dearest Father AtiIIio," "A parishioner of yours has turned to me, and I now turn to you - colleague to colleague." "You are the parish priest of my hometown, and I am humbly the parish priest of the world." "Here are the appointments for the new cardinals." "Maybe up in the office?" "would you Iike to go upstairs, holiness?" "No, no." "The fresh air feels so good." "Thank you." "Now, the appointments." "The first" "My first appointment of cardinal is Montini." "Montini." "Montini, cardinal?" "He's the first cardinal you wish to appoint?" "Yes." "He is the Archbishop of milan, he's a man of faith and doctrine." "Is something the matter?" "Some believe Montini's ideas are too..." " Too?" " Too advanced." "It could upset the balance." "cardinal Montini looks far and will go far." "Montini." "And then there are these." "This one." "Rugambwa?" "Oh, he's done great work in Tanzania." "But it's the first time an African" "It will be the first filipino as well, and the first Mexican." "And a Japanese?" "Yes." "This way we will be representing all the races of the world." "Isn't that wonderful?" "holiness, I think the list is too long." "We have exceeded the maximum number for the Sacred college." "What is the maximum?" "Seventy cardinals." "It has been like that for over 500 years." "There's the decree by Sixtus V." "But at the time the church was only dealing with Europe." "Now we're on five continents." "Now we're on five continents." "I think we can exceed, cardinal Tardini." "cardinal?" "I think your name would look good on there as well." "What's the matter?" "Don't you agree?" "On the contrary, I'm very honored." "But I don't think my health is going to help me." "I would prefer that" "If you refuse, I will be forced to impose obedience on you." "This is the Breviary of Monsignor SIipyj." "It came with a message from the Soviets." "They ask for a sign of support from the holy See." "We might pose as a condition the release of Monsignor SIipyj." "It's the wrong moment to negotiate." "Can you tell me the reason?" "The Americans have informed us that fidel Castro is about to seize power in Cuba... with Soviet support." "We should call back our Nuncio in Havana." "Why should we do that?" "Castro is a revolutionary." "CathoIics in Cuba will share the fate of those in the Soviet Union." "The church, I think, must stay with its people." "It is best that the Nuncio remain at his post until he's expelled." "until he's expelled..." "or arrested." "Our task is to testify for Christ." "Siberia, berlin, Cuba." "The free world is besieged, holy Father." "The church must not show any weakness." "exactly." "What does it mean?" "Yes?" "Who's speaking." "Your holiness." "Excuse me, Sister Ivana." "Don't mention it." "It means blessed are the peacemakers - does it not?" "Yes." "blessed are the peacemakers." "Thank you..." "Thank you very much." "It was nothing." "Don't mention it." "It was the Pope." "The Pope." "Blessed are the peacemakers " "Words taken from the gospel, underlined by Monsignor Slipyj in prison." "They seem to have been written in reply to my questions." "is this not a sign?" "It's weaker this morning, Your holiness." "Made especially for St. claire, as you asked." "I only hope it's the strong coffee that's been giving me this burning sensation, Guido." "Your holiness the Pope is a bastion of health." "angelo, sit down." "Sit down." "I want to talk to you." "I realized something important last night." "I saw two young people down in the square." "It was the middle of the night... and they were quarreling a little, then they went off together, hugging each other." "In watching them, I seemed to see all the young people in the world and I thought - what are we doing to prepare the future for those two down there?" "What am I doing for them?" "For these families that are being formed?" "You're being Pope." "Not enough!" "We must do more, much more." "More?" "holy Father, may I introduce the sculptor." "What do you think of it, holiness?" "Our Lord has been up there for 2,000 years with His arms outspread." "What do you think?" "Where are we... in delivering Christ's message?" "well, we have been led by Divine Providence." "Maybe." "But I realized something last night." "How can the church ask for world peace when it is yet to find peace within itself?" "holiness, with all due respect, I don't understand you." "The church must find a new way to speak to the hearts of men." "A new way?" "The church's truths are immutable, but we can change the means of communicating them." "In other words, a renewal." "And how is this renewal to be?" "I made a decision last night." "How many cardinals are there in Rome today?" "Thirty-seven." "Good." "please tell them that I'd Iike to have a little chat with them this afternoon - Iike old friends." "Reassessment?" "What does he mean by that?" "Reassessment." "New world, he said." "What do you think reassessment means?" "I don't know." "The strength of the church lies in its traditions." "Take them away and the church disappears." "This isn't the moment to be eccentric." "We must block whatever he proposes." "Pass the word." "So far we have given him a free hand, but we have..." "to point out that if our mission has continued for so long it's because we've respected the church's traditions." "I've thought a great deal over the Iast few hours of the dangers, the threat on peace, and of the great transformations in our time." "And so I have come to a decision, my brothers." "I announce before you, with certain tremor of emotion, the proposal for a great council of the church - an ecumenical council to be held as soon as possible." "It will not discuss dogma." "It will deal with the manner in which the church reacts to the problems of today." "To do this we will be asking for the help" "To do this we will be asking for the help of the entire Christian world." "Do you know what I'm doing, Eminence?" "You are posing for the coins and medals of the pontificate." "On coins - my face." "I tried to avoid it." "I said, "Let's put some lovely image."" "However, I surrender to tradition." "It's inevitable." "Your portrait is needed." "Look." "Letters of encouragement for the council." "So many from all over the world." "Bishops are writing me and also missionaries, common people, even school children." "They write, "Dear Pope John," and my heart is warmed." "You see, holiness, there was great amazement in the Curia." "They thought you were going to deal with more urgent matters, Iike the new atomic experiments carried out by the Soviets." "well, L'Osservatore Romano and La civiltà CattoIica have not mentioned the announcement." "The Bishop of New York blessed its sincerity and said that the council will be a failure." "A council is an extraordinary event and there have only been two over five centuries." "It takes dozens of years just to prepare one." "You know, holiness, that we will never be ready for 1 963." "We won't?" "well, no." "If it can't be done for 1 963..." "then we will do it for 1 962." "May the holy Spirit always assist you, holiness." "It is not He who helps me, it is I who am assisting the holy Spirit." "He's the one who does everything." "The council was His idea." "No, I don't think that's possible." "How much is all this going to cost?" "We haven't calculated it yet." "Anyway, it will cost what it costs." "Eminences." "holiness, you could have sent for me." "I wanted to see the council at work." "May I?" "These are the invitations." "We are sending them to almost 3,000 bishops all over the world." "What's this?" "A questionnaire." "We have prepared a few questions so that we may get people's opinions." "No, I'd rather not." "Let us give everybody the freedom to say what they want." "The theme of the council must be decided by them - not us." "Have you sent an invitation to our brother SIipyj?" "It's pointless." "He will never receive it." "Send it to him anyway." "Excuse me." "May I see your pass?" "Sure." " AII right." " Thanks." "Your holiness." "So is it you, Maria, the daughter of the best seamstress in town?" "Your holiness, I can't believe that I'm here." "And this would be the communist?" "Yes, Your holiness." "I am." "I work at the techno plant." "Father AtiIIio didn't want to marry us." "But when he got your letter he consented." "I'm glad." "Why would you want to be married in church?" "I Iove Maria." "It's a start." "I have my own ideas." "Father AtiIIio is not to be blamed." "The ex-communication of communists still stands." "However, we should condemn the mistake, not those who make it." "Those who make mistakes are our brothers, always and in any case." "May your marriage be blessed." "Most holy Father..." "We've decided our first son will be named after you." "After you." "We want to call him John." "After you." "We want to call him John." "My child..." "John is a fine name." "God bless you both." "Look how well he controls the ball." "He'II be a professional one day." "To be honest with you, in sports," "I can only play bocce ball." "Pass the ball!" "Pass it!" "I pay for the boys' equipment out of my cardinal's salary." "And when they need new school books I buy those, too." "well done - a really beautiful idea." "I got involved watching kids play on the streets around St. Peters - kids from poor families, Iike mine." "My father was a pastry cook in Trastevere." "please, your Eminences." "What is it you're trying to tell me?" "We can create, holy Father... without having to destroy." "That is precisely why I want the council to be held - to prevent the destruction of everything." "Meet at the alley of the little columns for the impromptu visit of the holy Father." "Yes, the next time His holiness" "leaves the Vatican we'II advise you." "May God bless you, my child." "bless you." "God bless all of you." "bless you." "God bless all of you." "Thank you." "God be with you." "May God bless you all." "God bless you." "Your holiness, alfred." "What do you want to be when you grow up?" "The Pope." "believe me..." "it's a life full of sacrifice." "I really want to be boss, though." "I'm not the boss." "Long live the Pope!" "He is." "You see, alfred, you spoke to the Pope." "When I'm in the middle of a crowd I feel young." "You're very popular, holy Father, as you know already." "This is where the church should be, not in the palace of politicians." "Do you think that politics is not for the people?" "I want the church to look ahead, and I don't want the bishops to get mixed up in politics." "Yet today you are able to walk among the people." "It's because italy is still in the free world." "In Russia Monsignor SIipyj is not permitted to move so freely." "We should go beyond politics." "That is why the council is the most important thing." "All of us assembled here today, our hearts beating with emotions say, may all the saints watch over you and bless you on your birthday, too." "Remember that doggereI?" "I wrote it in the seminary for your 21 st." "That sentiment never changes as time goes by." "It obliges me to inquire why your soul is in torment." "You're less combatitive." "Is it your health?" "The doctor told me not to overtire myself." "Any other reason?" "What if he is right?" " Right?" " Yes." "Suppose this idea with the council is the right thing." "I admit that in relation to His holiness you might think that we're on the other side, that we're in a power struggle." "But tell me." "Have you and I ever done anything we profited by?" "Now we want to save the church from annihilation." "And unfortunately the Pope won't accept that the enemy is dangerous." "Fisher, the Archbishop of Canterbury, arrives tomorrow." "Inviting the head of the anglican Church is a grave risk." "Something has to be done." " Dr. Fisher?" " Yes." "This way." "unbelievable!" "The Archbishop of Canterbury being greeted in the Vatican as though he were a nobody." "Your Eminence, the holy Father asked for a generous welcome." "The success of the council depends on the Archbishop's presence." "We considered it simply as a private visit." "And L'Osservatore Romano ignored him completely." "What would it have cost us to send a photographer?" "unfortunately there wasn't a photographer available." "May God help us." "Your holiness..." "may I have a word?" "Like the others at first, I didn't believe in the council." "But now, working with you closely," "I've realized..." "I was mistaken." "The council will be good for all Christians..." "And not only Christians." "Stay by my side." "I need you." "I need all of you." "The Archbishop of Canterbury." "Thank you for being here." "Thank you for the invitation." "well, it's been 400 years since we last met." "We love the same God, and those who have divided our paths have been long dead." "So I said to myself, it's time we roll up our sleeves and work so that we can pray together again." "You try it." "They told me he should be up around there at this time." "Can you see anything?" "If anything, a reflection." "should be there." "What's his name, the Russian?" "Gagarin." "Gagarin, of course." "The cosmonaut." "The first man who has traveled among the stars towards God." "The first man to see the Earth as God sees it." "Indeed." "By putting Gagarin into space the Russians have shown that they can strike anywhere in the world." "This is a seismic report of last week's nuclear test." "Sixty mega-tons, holy Father." "In berlin they've begun constructing the wall." "holy Father..." "I've just been told that cardinal Tardini is dying." "Even the Quaker Church is here." "The only ones missing are the Eskimos and the penguins." "Now that it's fait accompli we have to make sure we control it." "And wasn't Tardini lucky that he didn't live to see this council..." "And so he was a catholic to the end." "That pain again, Your holiness?" "No..." "It's nothing." "The council opens today, and as my mother would say, it's nerves affecting my stomach." "I've tried to read up on it, holiness, but it's a mystery to me." "What did you want to know?" "About the council - why it's so important." "There's really not enough time now, Guido." "There are so many people" "There are so many people waiting down below in the basilica." "I'm sure God will help you, Your holiness." "I'II need it." "It doesn't need a Iot of words, Guido." "Here is what the council is for..." "The church must open itself to the world." "No more punishment or condemnations." "We must seek what unites, not what divides." "And its dialogue must include everybody... for we are all children of the same God." "It required more than 90 minutes for the procession to pass through Bernini's historic square in a veritable exultation of miters and white capes." "St. Peter's has never hosted anything like it." "Representatives of the Lutherans, the Anglicans, the Greek Orthodox Church, the Evangelists, the Quakers and the Methodists were all present for the opening of the Ecumenical Council - the first after centuries of religious strife." "The Holy Father spoke in Latin for 37 minutes." "There's no doubt, if you don't mind me saying so, that when you attacked the prophets of doom, a Iot of those present took it personally." "Those who have no sense of discretion and restraint, who see nothing in modern times but prevarication and ruin." "My compliments, holy Father." "The crowd in the square is waiting for your blessing." "No, that's enough." "No more today." "I've talked too much already this morning." "But if you don't want to go onto the balcony, at Ieast look outside, down in the square, holiness." "help me with the stole." "I'II go to the balcony." "I'II bless them, but I won't speak." "No one asks you to, holy Father." "beloved children," "I hear your voices." "Mine is one voice that speaks for the whole world." "The whole world is represented here." "We could say that even the moon has hurried to see this spectacle, which not even the basilica of St. Peter's, with its 400 years of history, has witnessed." "My person counts for nothing." "Speaking to you is a brother, who by the will of God has become a Father." "When you go home to your children... give them a caress and tell them that this caress is from the Pope." "You will find tears to dry." "Say a good word." "The Pope is with you... especially in the hours of sadness and bitterness." "No, nothing to worry about, Your holiness." "Professor..." "My two sisters and brother died of a terrible disease." "My symptoms are the same." "Not necessarily." "For now all I can see is a stenosis, and you're very anemic." "Nothing that won't respond to treatment, Your holiness." "If it were something terrible" "like my sisters and brother died of, how much time would I have left?" "holiness, you mustn't even think such things." "Of course we'II have to do more tests, but it's just a formality, nothing more." "Professor, are you telling me the truth?" "would anyone lie to the Pope?" "Whatever it may be, please defend me with your silence." "Thank you." "We have to speak - in private." "holiness, forgive me." "These photographs are the proof that the Russians have built missile ramps on Cuba." "They were taken by reconnaissance planes." "The immediate problem is right here - 25 Soviet ships carrying nuclear missiles are presently on course for the island of Cuba." "And how has Kennedy reacted?" "He's one of our sons - the first catholic President of the United States." "He's the president of a great nation that feels threatened." "In a few minutes he'II appear on television and announce an ultimatum - the Russians withdraw their fleet or the United States declares war." "It's not possible." "We have to stop it." "There's no time, Your holiness." "Kennedy has sent a fleet of warships, including a nucIear-powered aircraft carrier to block the Russians." "And when does the ultimatum expire?" "In 48 hours." "Forty-eight hours?" "And then what?" "According to the Pentagon, if the U.S. makes a preemptive strike, the projected death toll will be only 1 ,200,000,000." "only?" "If the Soviets are allowed time to react, it will probably double." "These are Russian missile bases in Cuba." "President Kennedy has ordered a naval blockade to prevent the Russians from landing nuclear warheads on the island." "The President has proof that 25 Soviet ships, some carrying nuclear missiles, are on course for Cuba." "The United States Navy and the Strategic Air Command" "The United States Navy and the Strategic Air Command have orders to stop the Russian ships reaching the island." "If the Soviet ships try to force the blockade, the United States will consider it an act of war." "World peace is in the balance." "hello..." "Yes." "...aircraft carriers carrying 68 squadrons of war planes are being deployed to intercept and block the Soviet fleet." "We havejust received news that the Soviet ships have entered Cuban territorial waters in attack formation." "Thanks, I appreciate it." "That was Cousins at the American Embassy." "holiness, Your Eminence " "Kennedy has offered to withdraw his warships." "What?" "Kennedy has offered to withdraw his fleet if the Russians will do the same." "And Kruschev?" "Kruschev is prepared to withdraw, but only if the Americans do so, too." "And so?" "The problem is that neither wants to give the impression of being first to back down." "So we're at a standstill." "Maybe not if both leaders receive a message to back down simultaneously." "That's physically impossible." "Without having diplomatic relations we can't send the Russians the message." "The problem can be overcome." "This would refute that." "What is it?" "The bishops behind the Iron Curtain - they're asking us to support the U.S. position." "They say it's the only way we'II ever be able to liberate the silent church from Soviet tyranny." "Papa, Papa!" "Forgive me, Your holiness." "My wife left our son with me." "I'm sorry if he bothered you." "No, no." "Come here." "Don't be afraid." "You're Giovanni, aren't you?" "I baptized you way back in Venice." "Are you at work now?" "I'm praying." "I know how to pray as well." "Oh, you do?" "What do you say when you pray?" "Madonna in heaven, look after us all, please." "please look after my mama and papa, granny and all of us." "Everybody, everybody." "Prisoners." "Kennedy and Kruschev?" "Yes, President Fanfani." "We believe that they are both in the hands of a military industrial alliance - their own war machines - and that they would both like to regain control, but they don't know how." "A highly volatile scenario..." "From Cuba, Russian missiles can target Washington, New York and principal cities on the east coast." "On the other hand," "American nuclear missiles deployed in apulia are ready to strike at the heart of Russia's industry." "Your meaning is very clear Mr. President... especially the subtext." ""Do ut des."" "Ancient words of wisdom." "Proceed with caution." "The holy Father has never interfered in world politics." "Or will he now." "There'II be no interference." "But he holds the key that Kennedy and Kruschev need to defeat their own generals." "Just make sure that an identical suggestion reaches Moscow and Washington." "Ora et labora..." "We must never tire..." "either of praying or of working." "ridiculous." "Send what message?" "Benedict XV tried that, and what good did it do?" "The Great War broke out regardless." "What the Pope intends to do will be a terrible mistake." "Another four hours..." "and the ultimatum expires." "One, two, three, testing." "Testing the Pope's mic." "We're ready, Your holiness." "Thank you." "Your holiness?" "Oh, no." "No." "hello." "This can't be happening!" "Look into your hearts." "The powerful men of the Earth should listen to the anguished cries rising from everyone - from innocent children, from the elderly, from individuals and communities - the cry that rises up to heaven..." "Peace, peace." "We implore all the leaders, do not be deaf to the cry of humanity." "Let them spare the world the horrors of a war- a war whose terrible consequences no one can foresee." "Did it go all right?" "We'II soon find out, Your holiness." "Your holiness..." "They've agreed!" "Kruschev and Kennedy have announced that they will withdraw their ships at the same time." "No, wait." "Let me help you." "The first session of the council ends with a good sign, don't you think?" "And one year from now it'II be reconvened." "In a year's time only He knows where I'II be." "But holiness, where else but here with us?" "I have launched the ship of the council." "Somebody else, dear Montini, will probably have to take it out to sea." "The council will need your guidance, holy Father." "Everything can be done in a month - the funeral of one Pope and the coronation of another." "Sister..." "That one." "I think that one should go near the grotto." "The animals need to drink." "I thought it was too crowded already." "believe me - I know about these things." "An unexpected visitor, Your holiness." "holy Father." "Mr. Cousins, our special agent." "I bring you warmest, most heartfelt greetings from Secretary Kruschev." "That is indeed a lovely Christmas present." "There is also a real present for you." "Kruschev told me he's decided to free Monsignor SIipyj." "Kruschev told me he's decided to free Monsignor SIipyj." "When?" "As soon as they find him." "As soon as they find him?" "It's been so long that nobody seems to know exactly which camp he's in." "The decision to free him has earned Kruschev several enemies in the Supreme Soviet, which means it must not be mentioned in the media." "I understand." "He asked me to find out for him if Your holiness is pleased by his decision to free the Monsignor." "Of course I'm pleased." "I've been praying for this to happen for four years." "I imagine." "I suspect Kruschev would be happier if you told him face to face." "He wants you to know, holy Father, that he attended a seminary." "And if he had to he'd know how to serve Mass, too." "No." "I think it's too soon for us to meet personally." "We might do more damage than good." "There are two gold medals of my pontificate." "One is for you." "The other you can give to whomever you wish." "I'm sure you'II give it to the right person." "well, since it's not possible to meet with Kruschev, would you give an audience to someone who is related to him?" "How many times has the church made war and called it a just war?" "But today..." "Today with an atomic bomb... we can cancel out the world in a moment." "How can we say today that a war is a just war?" "What sin have you committed in this, holiness?" "My sin is omission." "After the Cuba affair, I was very happy that the danger could be avoided." "But is that enough to call oneself a peacemaker as Christ asks us to?" "Your commitment to world peace is beyond all doubt." "I think we ought to do much more." "More than you've done?" "I'm getting weak." "I want to dedicate whatever time is left to the most important thing in the world to me." "Father Loris, the text." "An encyclical..." "Pacem in Terris." "My last message, my will... an invocation for peace." "Monsignor SIipyj, welcome." "Thank you, your excellency." "What a joy to be here with you." "The holy Father is waiting." "When a smile rises out of tears, the heavens open." "Read that." "Read what he intends to do now." " Pacem in Terris." " An encyclical on peace." "In a month the italian elections." "Have you any idea what this could signify?" "A million or so votes handed to the communists." "We'II have to bury it, with doubts, interactions, comments." "The Americans are against it too." "The only way to get it shelved is play for time." "As I suspected, there's clear evidence of a stenosis, caused by the compression of a neoplastic mass." "Meaning?" "Cancer of the stomach." "inoperable." "How long do you think?" "A matter of weeks." "Distinguish between the error and the errant." "Not an easy concept to convey in Russian." "A mistake is one thing." "The one who makes the mistake is another." "That is the essential point of the encyclical." "I understand." "Forgive me, holy Father" "holy Father..." "I'm sorry, but I've heard you intend to grant an audience to Kruschev's daughter and son-in-Iaw." "You heard correctly." "I had hoped you would deny it." "During the audience I will call for greater respect for human rights in the Soviet Union." "These people asked to meet me." "What do you want me to tell them - that I don't want to?" "In that case, they could meet the Secretary of State." "Ottaviani, I believe in dialogue, always... even when I can impose my will as Pope." "Mr. and Mrs. Adzhubei?" " Yes." " please." "Mr. and Mrs. Adzhubei, holy Father." "You are welcome." "We are here to bring you a personal message at the appreciation of Party Secretary Kruschev for your commitment to world peace." "Party Secretary Kruschev has been considered responsible for many reforms in the communist world, while you have the reputation as being the reformer of world CathoIicism." "Maybe the time has come to establish diplomatic relations" "Maybe the time has come to establish diplomatic relations between the Vatican and the Soviet Union." "You see, it takes time for certain steps." "There are still many things in Russia that have to be clarified." "The Lord, if He wills it, will show us the way." "I have something to give your delightful consorts." "It is the custom of the Popes to give precious objects to queens and non-CathoIic ladies of note - rare stamps, valuable coins." "But I...would Iike to give you a rosary, even though I'm aware you're not a believer." "It reminds me of my mother, how she used to recite it by the fireplace when I was a child, before she prepared the dinner for my family of farm workers." "We are also a family of farm workers." "My father is a country man..." "as you." "He also has the hard hands of a worker" " Iike yours." "Thank you." "Mrs. Adzhubei, I know you have three children and I also know their names, but I would Iike to have you say them because there's a particular tenderness in the way a mother pronounces the names of her children." "Nikita, alexia and Ivanov." "Ivan, Madame, is John." "I am John." "It is also the name of my father and grandfather." "When you return, will you give my warmest regards to your children?" "But please..." "a special greeting to Ivanov." "You'II see - the others won't mind." "Thank you." "A blow for Christian civilization." "An audience with Kruschev's daughter." "well?" "He's staying in his room." "He doesn't feel well." "But he will see you, if you wish." "Thank you." "holy Father..." "holy Father!" "Lie down." "What's wrong with you?" "Gusso, give him his pills." "Oh, dear Lord." "Why do they print these lies?" "They want to prevent you putting your name to the encyclical on peace, holy Father - the Curia and America." "I asked L'Osservatore Romano..." "to publish the entire meeting with Kruschev's daughter and her husband." "Was it printed?" "Not even one line." "When I..." "When I was a parish priest... if a pope asked for something..." "What they don't know is that I'II never stop asking." "Pain gone?" "Guido!" "Your holiness." "I want to give you a present." "Is there something you want?" "What?" "Is there anything you'd Iike to have?" "Ask me." "holy Father, I don't want anything." "You've already done so much for me." "I mean you gave me a job and you let me live by your side." "I want to leave you something." "I know." "I'II give you a promotion, which will be useful later on in life." "No." "I'm still the Pope, you know." "The others do as I say." "AII I wish is that you will always protect me... me and my family." "Whenever you need me." "A message has arrived from President Kennedy expressing his appreciation of the encyclical on peace." "holy Father, the Americans were not against it..." "Or if they were they changed their tune." "Father AngeIo..." "You're blocking my view of the Crucifix." "Come closer." "I want to tell you something." "Life is a pilgrimage." "We're made of sky." "We're here for a little... then we're on our way again..." "Do not fear..." "Ever." "holy Father..." "I'm here to perform the same duty that you performed for Monsignor Radini-Tedeschi." "The Lord is waiting." "Your hour has come." "He's calling you to His side." "Today you'II enter Paradise." "Just look at him..." "Look at him - my secretary, who seems so strong... and is so sad that he has to say the most beautiful thing a priest ever heard." "Today..." "Today I will go to heaven." "There are hundreds out there again tonight praying for you." "They're praying for John, their Pope... the Pope of the people." "I was born a poor man." "Like you I will die a poor man." "That is why I emulate you and believe that I know people." "And that means I dedicate myself to them... defend all those who turn to us, all those who seek our protection." "That is what we have tried to do for 2,000 years through the holy Scripture, our rules - even acting with severity when it's necessary." "We two have often disagreed, but we have always sought to uphold the church." "Our ideas have kept us apart..." "but not our faith." "I must ask your forgiveness for all the suffering" "I've inflicted on you, for all our misunderstandings." "I would Iike you to know, holy Father, that I have always seen in your every word and your every action a great love of mankind." "You are a sign of God, and my heart will now and forever be close to yours." "His arms are open to welcome us all." "May the Lord bless you, my son."