Conclave: Why You're Wrong About Religion

Can A Movie About Catholicism Have Radical Politics?

Conclave is a movie about priests fighting to see who gets to be the next pope that directly parallels the debates and battles in contemporary politics. In setting up a contest between potential popes, the movie explores the tensions between tradition and progress, exclusivity and inclusivity. But at its heart, it offers a theory of truth that fundamentally challenges the logic of modern religious and political institutions. So can a movie about one of the most patriarchal and hierarchical institutions in the world teach us something about radical politics? We’ll find out in this video on Conclave and the Truth of Religion.

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