![]() ![]() ![]() My interest in this film lies in how it uncovers the theological currents underlying the institutional church, as well as in the film’s silences. I also study the intellectual history of education including the ideas of critical writer, essayist and priest Ivan Illich, and Brazilian Catholic educator Paulo Freire, a key figure in the popular education movement. I am also a professor of history of education at Queen’s University, and my research focuses on Catholic social thinking, education and the state and women’s religious orders devoted to teaching. The appeal of the Oscar-nominated film has to do with the human touch, and with the substantive global character of the Catholic Church.Īs a native of Argentina, I have a special connection with this film. Bergoglio was elected after Benedict’s resignation in 2013, becoming the current Pope Francis. The film is a fictionalized encounter between German Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, who became Pope Benedict XVI in 2005, and Argentinian Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio. The Two Popes provides a creative dialogue about God, faith and moral responsibility. ![]()
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