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Jesuitical

Meet the star of “The Two Popes”. Ep. 123

Jesuitical

America Media

News, News Commentary, Spirituality, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.71K Ratings

🗓️ 20 December 2019

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

If you are a fan of HBO’s “Game of Thrones,” you probably remember thinking when you first saw the High Sparrow: Wow, that guy looks exactly like Pope Francis. That guy was Jonathan Pryce, a distinguished Welsh actor on the stage and screen. And it was a likeness that proved irresistible for the director of “The Two Popes,” now streaming on Netflix. In the film, Pryce plays Jorge Bergoglio, the archbishop of Buenos Aires, who has been called to Rome by Pope Benedict XVI (Anthony Hopkins), to discuss the latter’s decision to renounce the papacy. We ask Pryce how he prepared to play the pope, whether the film changed his perception of the Catholic Church, and about his own spirituality. In Signs of the Times, Pope Francis abolished the “pontifical secret” for cases of sexual abuse; how are advocates and victims reacting? Also at the Vatican, the Peter’s Pence collection comes under scrutiny for potentially misleading donors. And in U.S. church news, Gwen Stefani needs an annulment, a survey of how the length of homilies compare to sermons in other denominations and a bishop opens up about mental illness. Tell us what you think about the episode on our Facebook page, follow us on Twitter and help other listeners find Jesuitical by leaving us a review on Apple Podcasts. Please consider supporting the show by becoming a member of our Patreon community. Patrons get access to an exclusive newsletter written by one of your hosts each week! Links from the show Pope Francis abolishes the pontifical secret for sexual misconduct cases involving clerics Is the Vatican misleading donors? Peter’s Pence, explained. Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani Are Ready to Get Married But It "Isn't Possible Currently" Because of Her Faith An Analysis of Online Sermons in U.S. Churches Bishop Conley announces medical leave of absence from Lincoln diocese https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2019/12/09/us-catholic-priests-beset-overwork-isolation-and-scandals What’s on tap? Fanta Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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I'm doing Colbert after this.

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Oh, so we're the warm-up.

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You're my warm-up.

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I'll try out a few of the gags on you.

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Good, yeah.

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This is the place for this.

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Yeah. Hello and welcome to Jesuitical, a podcast by the Young Hip and Lay Editors of American

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Media.

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That lay part means we aren't Jesuits, but we work with them.

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Join us each week for a smart Catholic take

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on faith culture in the news, often over drinks.

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I'm Ashley McKinless, and I'm joined by Olga Segura.

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Hey guys and Zach Davis.

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Hello hello hello.

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Hi.

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How I'm doing doing?

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Oh, thank you.

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Yeah, it was a fun little trip.

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I was basically accompanying my wife Amanda on her work trip but got

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to show my old haunts and you didn't get arrested and get arrested.

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Good.

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They love me in the country and let me out so good news.

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