Forgiveness is easy to preach, but often difficult to practise. The theme runs through “Grâce à Dieu” and “The Two Popes”
FORGIVENESS IS EASY to preach, but often difficult to practise. In the face of an atrocious act the Christian ideal can seem to many people inappropriate. Even some Christian believers may see it as a distraction, a way of avoiding the truth, even an invitation to further wrongdoing.
Eventually the victims realise that they are facing an entire system of corruption and cronyism. Yet as a devout Catholic, Alexandre cannot break from the church entirely. In the final moments of the film, one of his five children asks him whether he still believes in God, and the question is left unanswered.
“The Two Popes” shows less empathy with the faith itself—Fernando Meirelles, the film’s Brazilian director, professes little interest in Catholicism—but provides some compelling entertainment. The film imagines a prolonged encounter in Rome between the conservative Pope Benedict and Cardinal Bergoglio . As Benedict prepares to resign, he mulls over the question of his succession. Surprisingly, he hopes that the liberal Argentine will be the next vicar of Christ on earth.
In both the story and real life, there is another subplot which concerns forgiveness. One of the two Jesuits who was tortured, Francisco Jalics, eventually had a reconciliation with the man who failed to protect him. The other, Orlando Yorio, apparently continued to blame him for their torture until his death. As this brings home, when one adult grievously wrongs another, the consequences are unpredictable.
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