“There’s a good story buried somewhere in Conclave, a movie which (fair warning) I am about to spoil heedlessly. People I like and respect have called it an anti-Catholic movie, but—though I see why they say so—I don’t think that’s quite right. What the movie does, though, is take for granted that the Catholic Church needs to move left.”

Good take on the movie but cannot comment further to others without paid sub. Some in your comments need to know this is more akin to John Paul I story or even that in Godfather 3 (a very convincing portrayal related to JPI and Vatican Bank scandal as well.)

Conclave is The Da Vinci Code of its day. Devoid of any historical Church truths despite the hype and despite many young atheists in culture who are misappropriating the message.