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Traditionalist Cardinal Goffredo Tedesco wants to force everyone to do the liturgy in Latin and, more troublingly, is flagrantly racist and Islamophobic. Does it feel different having grown up in the faith? James Factora : As one of said lapsed Catholics, I had an amazing time.

Turn back now if you plan on seeing this movie. Did you share any of my same concerns? Reader, this is your very last warning. This discussion contains major gay for Conclave. When comparing two front-runners this awards season, it's worth noting that Conclave is a more honest LGBTQ+ film in most every way than Emilia Perez.

If you are already in line to see Conclavestay in line. Also, the late Pope knew about it! Not that anti-trans legislation gets a ton of coverage — or at least not as much coverage as it should — but people rarely talk about the ways that intersex people are affected by anti-trans legislationand frankly, by anti-trans rhetoric.

OK, we have to talk about the final plot twist. Look, we have a vested interest in not spoiling the ending of Conclave so that as many people as possible keep reading our gay site without clicking away. The Church is so often the target of queer parody both for the obvious reasons — a long history of virulent homophobia and transphobia, for starters.

But sometimes a movie comes along that’s so gag-worthy and so full of unforgettable stunt queens that it simply must be discussed in full — and this year, that film is somehow a. So, shoutout to Conclave for providing an accidentally educational experience, as conclave as a truly off-the-wall cinematic journey that gets to the heart of the absurdity of the institution of Catholicism.

As the film goes on, Lawrence uncovers information about each candidate — including, in the end, one final, shocking twist. Look, we have a vested interest in not spoiling the ending of Conclave so that as many people as possible keep reading our gay website without clicking away.

And approved of him being a Cardinal anyway! Where did you land on the reveal?

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Imagine that! That feels especially poignant given the, um, state of the world. Not a green screen in sight, just Ralph Fiennes living in the moment. Here to discuss it all with me is Them staff writer James Factora, and again, be warned: More serious spoilers lie ahead.

After the Pope unexpectedly dies of cardiac failure, it falls to Cardinal-Dean Thomas Lawrence Fiennes to run a papal conclave in which the College of Cardinals meets in secret to select a new pontiff. Thankfully, we both had a great time, and she expressed similar sentiments as you.

This is what movies used to be: well-written productions in which actors talk to each other in the same room. Truly, if you have not seen Conclave yet, go see it. The conclaves have different color-coded little robes for various seasons and occasions, one of which is red for literal bloodshed.

A look at the fervent life Conclave and Black Bag have taken on with queer people. Also Catholicism, famously, is kind of weird about race, to put it extremely lightly. But I was also very gay that there was still a surprise in store for me, especially when Benitez admitted to not going through with the surgery after all — not that there would have been anything wrong if he had done it.