Conclave–A Sinful Synod
Based on the 2016 novel by Robert Harris, Conclave opens with the death of the current pope and the mandate to appoint a successor through the conclave or synod of over one hundred cardinals from all over the globe. Cardinal Lawrence (Ralph Fiennes), the right-hand Brit who is the dean, must supervise the synod.
As the Catholic Church’s most powerful leaders gather to vote, Cardinal Aldo Bellini (Stanley Tucci) argues that he is best positioned to be pope, although he protests that he has no ambition to be the Holy Pontiff. Tormented by his own crisis in faith and...