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Clips from The Young Pope - Episode #1.6 (S01E01)

That 41% exists.

"That 41% exists."

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You were elected by God.

"You were elected by God."

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And it's not a sure thing that God exists.

"And it's not a sure thing that God exists."

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Fine!

"Fine!"

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just in case God does happen to exist,

"just in case God does happen to exist,"

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do you know how long it would take Him to wipe

"do you know how long it would take Him to wipe"

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And where will God eradicate that 41%?

"And where will God eradicate that 41%?"

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At the polls in the next election?

"At the polls in the next election?"

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Or perhaps in their sleep!

"Or perhaps in their sleep!"

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And what's more: I, as the vicar of Christ,

"And what's more: I, as the vicar of Christ,"

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will be happy to help God eradicating that 41%.

"will be happy to help God eradicating that 41%."

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And if don't stop playing the idiot,

"And if don't stop playing the idiot,"

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- Let me explain something to you, Holy Father. - Please.

"- Let me explain something to you, Holy Father. - Please."

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Your demands might have some basis in fact

"Your demands might have some basis in fact"

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at any other point in history.

"at any other point in history."

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At a point in history when the Church was stronger

"At a point in history when the Church was stronger"

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than it is right now,

"than it is right now,"

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the Italian political equation would have been obliged

"the Italian political equation would have been obliged"

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to take your demands under serious consideration.

"to take your demands under serious consideration."

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The way it always has in the past.

"The way it always has in the past."

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But now let us briefly analyze your Papacy, Holy Father.

"But now let us briefly analyze your Papacy, Holy Father."

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In the past nine months you have never shown yourself

"In the past nine months you have never shown yourself"

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to the faithful,

"to the faithful,"

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you have not communicated with anyone,

"you have not communicated with anyone,"

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you have simply retreated into your palace on the hill

"you have simply retreated into your palace on the hill"

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and you have threatened and terrorized the faithful,

"and you have threatened and terrorized the faithful,"

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through your terse and telegraphic communiqués

"through your terse and telegraphic communiqués"

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in L'Osservatore Vaticano, with obscurantist and retrograde theses.

"in L'Osservatore Vaticano, with obscurantist and retrograde theses."

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The result has been that,

"The result has been that,"

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according to a number of highly respected studies,

"according to a number of highly respected studies,"

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Italian Catholics have turned away from the Church en masse.

"Italian Catholics have turned away from the Church en masse."

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finally to modernize Italy.

"finally to modernize Italy."

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Without fear of retaliation or the risk

"Without fear of retaliation or the risk"

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of losing support among voters, I can review the colossal fraud

"of losing support among voters, I can review the colossal fraud"

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of the eight per thousand Church tax, finally imposing

"of the eight per thousand Church tax, finally imposing"

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punitive taxes on the dioceses, and, most important of all,

"punitive taxes on the dioceses, and, most important of all,"

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I can finally free the country from the pork barrels,

"I can finally free the country from the pork barrels,"

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in the areas of euthanasia, common law marriages,

"in the areas of euthanasia, common law marriages,"

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gay couples, abortion, scientific research.

"gay couples, abortion, scientific research."

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To cut a long story short, Holy Father,

"To cut a long story short, Holy Father,"

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A very persuasive speech.

"A very persuasive speech."

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I'm glad we're finally beginning to talk sense.

"I'm glad we're finally beginning to talk sense."

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Persuasive and stupid,

"Persuasive and stupid,"

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I might add, like every politicians' speech.

"I might add, like every politicians' speech."

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And what's more, unrealizable.

"And what's more, unrealizable."

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Unrealizable?

"Unrealizable?"

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Now, if you'd care to listen to me,

"Now, if you'd care to listen to me,"

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I'll show you that God exists,

"I'll show you that God exists,"

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and how God and I can annihilate that 41% of the population

"and how God and I can annihilate that 41% of the population"

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I am very eager to hear what you have to say, Holy Father.

"I am very eager to hear what you have to say, Holy Father."

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I'm glad.

"I'm glad."

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You see, Mr. Prime Minister,

"You see, Mr. Prime Minister,"

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in the Sixties the young people that protested in the streets

"in the Sixties the young people that protested in the streets"

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power to the imagination.

"power to the imagination."

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The only problem was they had no imagination.

"The only problem was they had no imagination."

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And neither do you.

"And neither do you."

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But God and I have plenty.

"But God and I have plenty."

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God and I are simply dripping with imagination.

"God and I are simply dripping with imagination."

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Now, just try and imagine something with me:

"Now, just try and imagine something with me:"

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and you will try to maintain or increase

"and you will try to maintain or increase"

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your 41% share of the electorate.

"your 41% share of the electorate."

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And right now everything indeed

"And right now everything indeed"

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points to your ability to maintain that 41%.

"points to your ability to maintain that 41%."

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- Yeah. - But just imagine,

"- Yeah. - But just imagine,"

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a few weeks before the election, it comes an announcement.

"a few weeks before the election, it comes an announcement."

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Pope Pius XIII has decided to appear in public

"Pope Pius XIII has decided to appear in public"

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for the very first time.

"for the very first time."

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To talk to the Italian Catholics.

"To talk to the Italian Catholics."

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What morbid curiosity!

"What morbid curiosity!"

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it's normal, we all want to see that which is hidden,

"it's normal, we all want to see that which is hidden,"

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we all want to stare the forbidden in the face.

"we all want to stare the forbidden in the face."

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Pius XIII appears and so do his beautiful blue-eyes...

"Pius XIII appears and so do his beautiful blue-eyes..."

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A dazzling image, so dazzling it blinds people.

"A dazzling image, so dazzling it blinds people."

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In other words, a powerful, an evocative image,

"In other words, a powerful, an evocative image,"

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not unlike that of Christ.

"not unlike that of Christ."

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But Pius XIII doesn't merely dazzle,

"But Pius XIII doesn't merely dazzle,"

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he offers reassurance as well.

"he offers reassurance as well."

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With a magnificent speech, full of quotations in Latin,

"With a magnificent speech, full of quotations in Latin,"

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it tells them that they, the faithful, must not be afraid.

"it tells them that they, the faithful, must not be afraid."

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And how could they be afraid, with a Pope as handsome

"And how could they be afraid, with a Pope as handsome"

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and reassuring as Christ?

"and reassuring as Christ?"

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the Pope says just two words:

"the Pope says just two words:"

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non expedit.

"non expedit."

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- Do you know what that means? - No.

"- Do you know what that means? - No."

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No, of course you don't. You're far too young.

"No, of course you don't. You're far too young."

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The non expedit was first issued by Pius IX in 1868.

"The non expedit was first issued by Pius IX in 1868."

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but guess what I can do?

"but guess what I can do?"

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What I, who am not answerable to 41% of the Italians,

"What I, who am not answerable to 41% of the Italians,"

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but only to God who, by the way, does not express His displeasure

"but only to God who, by the way, does not express His displeasure"

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on social networks if I make a mistake.

"on social networks if I make a mistake."

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I can restore the non expedit.

"I can restore the non expedit."

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The Catholics will all rush to Google those words.

"The Catholics will all rush to Google those words."

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What do they mean?

"What do they mean?"

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The non expedit means that the Holy Father

"The non expedit means that the Holy Father"

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to vote in the Italian elections.

"to vote in the Italian elections."

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And do you know what the surveys that you have commissioned tell us?

"And do you know what the surveys that you have commissioned tell us?"

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They tell us that the number of Italians who identify themselves

"They tell us that the number of Italians who identify themselves"

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Now you may say to me:

"Now you may say to me:"

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they could simply disobey you.

"they could simply disobey you."

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True.

"True."

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But while a Catholic might disobey the Pope,

"But while a Catholic might disobey the Pope,"

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they'd never disobey Christ.

"they'd never disobey Christ."

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I'm already the former,

"I'm already the former,"

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but believe me, if I want to,

"but believe me, if I want to,"

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I can have myself accredited as the latter as well,

"I can have myself accredited as the latter as well,"

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and when I do, you'll lose your election.

"and when I do, you'll lose your election."

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since you get 31% of your votes from the Catholic electorate,

"since you get 31% of your votes from the Catholic electorate,"

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ah, you'd wind up with a mere 10%.

"ah, you'd wind up with a mere 10%."

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I wouldn't be so sure of those numbers, if I were you.

"I wouldn't be so sure of those numbers, if I were you."

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Mr. Prime Minister,

"Mr. Prime Minister,"

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take a look in this mirror.

"take a look in this mirror."

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Two young men.

"Two young men."

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One of whom is dressed in a slightly odd style.

"One of whom is dressed in a slightly odd style."

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I, on the other hand, see two media events.

"I, on the other hand, see two media events."

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One has already taken place, that's you.

"One has already taken place, that's you."

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The other is about to happen.

"The other is about to happen."

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Now, having set out

"Now, having set out"

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to prove to you the existence of God,

"to prove to you the existence of God,"

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I believe I'm done.

"I believe I'm done."

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But in that case, why...

"But in that case, why..."

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