New Catholic Generation Reviews "The Young Pope" 1x1&2 - Jude Law, Paolo Sorrentino 

Thank - thank - THANK YOU for doing this. I was starting to lose hope that you'd actually review the whole series. I stumbled across your trailer review several months ago and left a scathing comment criticizing the panel. I was looking forward to the Young Pope miniseries for almost a year, and never missed an episode. I was upset that your panel was reviewing the trailer which seems like a bizarre thing to do for any film or series, but how flippantly the panel dismissed this expertly crafted work of fiction really got under my skin. I think this show had some poignant things to say about far more than Catholicism, and that you will all really enjoy watching it. I have to say I enjoyed this review tremendously as I am keen to know what a pack of Catholic Millennials think about this show. I'm not here to judge what you think about it, as long as its considerate and well reasoned, I'm here to understand a work of fiction I like from a different perspective. I wonder if it wouldn't be beneficial for you guys to view the episode separately. I have a feeling that watching it together may distract you from important imagery/dialogue, and being surrounded by friends may effect your perception of the series. I'll be in the front row for all 5 episodes. Again, I really appreciate you guys reviewing this I suspect that you really didn't want to and were maybe even a bit uncomfortable doing it. But the show is good if you stick with it, and I don't think there is anything in it that might cause such offense or affront to your faith that it would inhibit your enjoyment. Peace guys. J

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The Young Pope was surprisingly sympathetic to traditional Catholicism. Pretty refreshing. Jude Law played the role masterfully.

jmctigret Do mean nuts as in good or bad? ~Rockfeather

Rock Mint Swirl nuts as in bad

jmctigret Ok that's good. ~Rockfeather

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I will. Thanks! :)

Վիգեն Ապասյան shhhh don't spook the modernists

No. The church is not just the structure of the vatican, the church is the combined people of God. Faith is not the end and the church the means, the church is rather the collective body of all those who are faithful. Faith means nothing if it is not also lived out.

And whether you used jarred sauce. :P :)

Gendry R Peralta god bless you and keep you all the way

@handsome boss all day thank you so much! God Bless You!

Stay with God. Do not stray off the path. Remember that when you call God and Jesus into you life many evil spirits follow. They love to test those who love God and Jesus. If you are tested just say this. Get away from me Satan and his demons, in the Name Of Jesus Christ, LEAVE. You may have to say this a few times. It is only when you say it with TRUE CONVICTION that they will leave you.

harrypotternerd27 It actually never disrespects the Church. Many times it praises and defends the church from all the blame it has received from the Godless world. It also presents the Church in its traditional splendor (i.e Latin Mass, traditional papal vestments, etc.), which has been lacking in the church today. I thoroughly enjoyed the series -- in spite of some scandalous scenes of course-- and recommend you to watch it.

Thank you! That's good to know!

Kurek Movies My favorite scene. I hope a future Pope will revive the papacy to its lost outward glory.

TIdalWave 30 trigger words, much?

Ironically, Pope Pius was against all of that. When you first hear him you think ''wtf is this?" but then it turned out it was all just a dream. I honestly thought it was a good series, you just have to give it a little bit of time to develop :)

stick around....HE may be rising to the Papacy soon...

It is not a satire whatsoever. The dialogue is razor sharp, and it's very much a drama. It's sharp and interesting and riveting.

Coming next week!

New Catholic Generation Wonderful!

I can't wait!! :D

backpacker boy please someone respond this :(

Google John Paul II cowboy hat. You're welcome

god bless you brother,. we are all sons of god thus we stand as one

Thank you so much for the dear comment. It's a great, great blessing.

To Zaira (Google has marked your comment as spam, which it's clearly not), thank you for the link! I'll be watching!

Thanks, and yeah we will! We're planning on going to see it this Sunday :)

Wonderful! I look forward to seeing you all's discussion! Very informative as always!

Steve M hmmm. Why?

Beardling Joe

Maurice van Kerckhoven Joe's beard makes him look like St John the Apostle from "The Passion". =)

hahaha! indeed:) i hope God will give him a moustache 2:p like Ned

Lenny is seen doing miracles in later episodes of the show. I don't think that would work as well if the setting were changed to a more secular context (e.g., a corporation or a kingdom).

@@tintinismybelgian Why wouldn't a secular setting work since it's obviously a secular show?!! Or if they wanted a religious setting, they could have used a fictitious non-sectarian religious organization. There are lots of those groups in existence, groups indistinguishable one from the other. In that way, they would not offend the religious sensibilities of one particular church.

@@titob.yotokojr.9337 I explained why. *Miracles.* Lenny is portrayed as a literal saint who has performed literal miracles. In a secular setting, there would not be an equivalent to this.

@@tintinismybelgian Your mention of miracles is why I suggested the use of non-Catholic groups as setting. If you watch telecasts of those groups' services, you see purported miracles happening right before your eyes. But it is obvious you did not read my reply at all. Thank you and goodbye.

Sorry, I misread "sectarian" for "secular." In my mind, I had pictured that you were proposing a fictional religious-adjacent organization (e.g., something akin to the YMCA), as opposed to a fictional religious organization proper (e.g., something akin to a televangelist cult). However, the fact that Lenny does not make knowledge of these miracles public (indeed, he hesitates even to share the story about one with a dying man) would seem to differentiate him significantly from the leaders of those groups you mentioned. It is obvious that the makers of the show were trying to be provocative. To "offend people's religious sensibilities" was their creative aim and mission. To recreate a fictional religious organization with a historical and cultural heft equivalent to that of the Catholic Church would have been an impossible task on its own, and even if it could have been done, the idea that it would ruffle fewer feathers would be seen by the show creators as a negative, rather than a positive.

Authentic Tradition For this show, that statement is underrated.

>100% super gay. (Which I think is dope props to him) What? There's nothing "dope" about being "100% super gay." What a strange (though no really) thing to say. And Ted's engaged - to a woman who he has been dating for two years. Also, what do you mean by "super strict"? These are the most common types of practicing Catholics. The first are those who try to live up to the standards of the Catholic Church and believe in its doctrines; the second are those who are Cafeteria Catholics who pick and choose doctrines to follow, mostly it has to do with sex and sexuality (go figure).

Okay... I don't mean to offend. I was simply asking. And I mean Freddie mercury was married to a woman... and i'm fairly sure he was not straight. XD. Im just asking.

Jenna McLaughlin gay as in happy? Sure. Gay as in sexuality? No. That's a modern day phenomenon. You know what's cool? Sky diving. Riding a long board. Euclid geometry.

@@vybeschoo elton john was married to a woman. Freddie Mercury was never married to a woman.

@@gonzalopriale3293 whoops... Doesn't really matter, the point is the same.

That is actually not what the is about. Thus series has no heros or villans only humans flaws and all. I am a Catholic and found it to be a great piece of drama with some of the actions of Lenny basically veering between the extreme and a softer Catholic church.

Still not as hard as the times of the crusades.

Sono americani e sono ultracattolici, che ti aspettavi? Però c'é da dire che guardandola all'esterno dell'italia tante cose non si possono capire

Siamo onesti, la maggior parte dei cattolici americani ha la sensibilità dei protestanti...

If this is the new generation of Catholics, the church is screwed.

Welcome to Franciscan University...

You've described exaxtly what it is.

Hahahahah!

apoc9 He isn't an atheist but he is a liar. He tests those around him to see who he can trust.

I think you stop at the worst and the most confusing time in the series. The last 3 ep i think make the series comes together. Nerver or less your discription of the series is not far off.

Almost like it’s written by an Italian...