{"id":6626,"date":"2025-05-07T10:08:09","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T10:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/?p=6626"},"modified":"2025-05-08T18:17:45","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T18:17:45","slug":"cardinals-are-actually-watching-conclave-to-learn-how-to-choose-next-pope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/07\/cardinals-are-actually-watching-conclave-to-learn-how-to-choose-next-pope\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardinals are actually watching Conclave to learn how to choose next Pope"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ralph Fiennes’ 2024 movie is inspiring the real conclave (Picture: Alamy Stock Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It has been reported that Ralph Fiennes’<\/a> hit Oscar-winning movie Conclave<\/a> is having an unusual impact as selection for the next pope begins.<\/p>\n

As bizarre as it may sound, reports have suggested that some of the 133 high-ranking clerics who are set to choose the next Pope<\/a> have turned to the 2024 film for pointers.<\/p>\n

‘Some have watched it in the cinema,’ a cleric involved in the real thing told POLITICO<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Apparently, the film is considered a useful research tool as the cleric told the outlet that many believe it is ‘remarkably accurate<\/a>’, particularly as so many people involved in the decision-making<\/a> will have little experience of Vatican protocol.<\/p>\n

Some of the cardinals who were appointed by the late pontiff and have arrived in Rome since the death of Pope Francis on April 21 have never experienced a conclave before.<\/p>\n

The cardinals are set to gather at the Sistine Chapel today, on May 7, when the conclave begins.<\/p>\n

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The movie is considered remarkably accurate(Picture: Alamy Stock Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The 2024 historical drama Conclave follows Cardinal Thomas Lawrence<\/a> (Ralph Fiennes<\/a>) organising a conclave to elect the next pope.<\/p>\n

The cardinal soon finds himself investigating secrets and scandals about the major candidates, as the election process goes seriously awry.<\/p>\n

The movie also stars John Lithgow, Stanley Tucci, and Isabella Rossellini, with Edward Berger directing<\/a>.<\/p>\n

While Conclave is not based on a true story, there are a lot of moments in the selection of a new pope that are accurate.<\/p>\n

The film is based on the novel of the same name by Robert Harris, who consulted with the late English cardinal Cormac Murphy O\u2019Connor on the details of his book.<\/p>\n

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The cardinals will meet in the Sistine Chapel today (Picture: EPA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Conclave<\/a> was a huge smash during awards season taking home four awards in total, including best film and best British film at the Baftas.<\/p>\n

The film was nominated for 12 Bafta awards in total, making it the one to beat during the awards season.<\/p>\n

During the Academy Awards, the film only managed to snag one award for best adapted screenplay, despite being nominated for eight awards.<\/p>\n

The film also won two Critics’ Choice Awards after being nominated for 11 awards. <\/p>\n

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Ralph Fiennes’ 2024 movie is inspiring the real conclave (Picture: Alamy Stock Photo) It has been reported that Ralph Fiennes’ hit Oscar-winning movie Conclave is having an unusual impact as selection for the next pope begins. As bizarre as it may sound, reports have suggested that some of the 133 high-ranking clerics who are set to choose the next Pope have turned to the 2024 film for pointers. ‘Some have watched it in the cinema,’ a cleric involved in the … Continue reading “Cardinals are actually watching Conclave to learn how to choose next Pope”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6628,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[9],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6626"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6626"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6626\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6632,"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6626\/revisions\/6632"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6628"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6626"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6626"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6626"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}