We Have a Pope Page #2

We cannot know his name.

I'm off, I'll leave the two of you.

- Where can the Pope and I meet?

- Here.

Good morning, how are you?

- How do you feel? - I'm sorry,

I don't know what to say.

Don't worry.

Fine, we'll begin now.

Thank you all!

Right, well...

All that's happened recently,

your election and everything,

we'll lay it aside for the moment.

I'd like us to begin...

...with retracing,

reliving your emotions...

Wait a second.

- I suppose I can't ask...

- Absolutely not.

I was sure that anything about sex...

A mention of his mother?

Right now, it might reawaken

distant episodes, memories.

- Exactly.

- Exactly?

No.

And what about facing

unfulfilled fantasies and desires?

- No.

- No.

Something regarding his childhood?

With great discretion.

With great discretion, fine.

- Dreams, yes, though.

- It depends on the dreams.

- However, no... it's best not to.

- Best not to...

Perfect, thank you.

Perfect, yeah...

Change of program!

We'll start with all

that's happened recently.

I just can't go on.

Have you ever felt like this before?

I don't know.

I don't think so, but I don't know...

Listen...

- Any problems with your faith?

- No!

You're sure? Yes.

God sees abilities in me

I don't have.

Where are these abilities?

I look for them and find nothing.

You've been chosen,

let's say, by God...

...for your qualities,

for your goodness.

So how can you

possibly suddenly...

Was the doctor asked

if he's a believer?

No one asked.

- Are you?

- No, I'm not.

- Not good.

- But I'm afraid that's how it is.

Anyway, let's go on.

Excuse me, you can stay,

it's fine, but in silence, please!

Your spokesman...

Your spokesman told me that

while they all waited for you...

-...to go onto the balcony...

- Know what happened to me?

- As they were coming towards me...

- Yes.

...some singing, some crying.

All being very emotional...

Little by little, they began disappearing.

They began disappearing?

No, not them.

All the peoplle I once knew

were suddenly gone.

Everything vanished.

I can't remember anything.

- Do you want to be Pope?

- I'm already Pope.

It was decided by the cardinals,

it was decided by God.

Was this meeting of ours useful?

I don't know.

You see, Pope, with

all these people around,

looking at me, checking me,

I just can't work.

Maybe a colleague who

doesn't know he's the Pope...

...could meet him away from here.

Professor, we must do

something right away,

that's why we came to you,

-...because you're the best.

- A curse!

Everyone always says:

You're the best?

My wife, also a psychoanalyst,

always said:

Darling, you're the best?

But she left me, she couldn't

stand the comparison.

- Is your wife good?

- The best after me.

She's prepared, sensitive.

- But she's obesessed with

parental deficit. - Interesting.

She tells everyone, really everyone...

...that when we all were

small children, infants,

.when we were just a few...

...when we were just a few

months old, something happened...

...that we have to deal with

for the rest of our lives.

So the fear of being abandoned...

...and the fear that something

might happen to us...

- Where are we?

- It's your room.

- My room?

- If you need anything...

I'm here.

You'll be quite comfortable.

Now I see!

Don't worry, we're sworn to secrecy.

You don't think I'd go around...

If you'd like to phone home,

I'll stay here, listen,

and then I'll take your phone.

No, my kids are in school now,

I have to call them this evening,

talk to them!

- Why take my phone? - It's forbidden

to communicate with the outside.

I'm sorry.

Meet with the cardinals,

those you're closest to,

and start thinking

of a new Secretary of State...

...or perhaps reconfirm

the previous one.

Or, if you're up to it,

you could go out on the balcony,

to say hello to the faithful,

or just give a blessing.

Huh... Will you?

I didn't follow a word you say.

Help me.

I can't do this!

Rajski, what's the reaction

of the faithful?

How are they taking this uncertainty,

what do they know?

No one knows anything, but we

can't keep it secret much longer.

You'll see, all together we can convince

His Holiness to go out on the balcony.

Locked up in here,

maybe you don't realize.

This is a very big deal!

Don't do that!

That attitude doesn't help.

You see, we don't know what to do.

No one ever thought

anything like this could happen.

- Good evening.

- Good evening.

Good evening.

- Good evening.

- Evening.

Come in.

Good evening.

Good evening, how are you?

Fine.

- Good night.

- Good night.

We can't do this!

Mom, help!

Mommy, help!

No!

We can't do this!

No, mommy!

- Good night.

- Good night.

Two are positioned on the Bingo Hall

on Piazza Cola di Rienzo,

another three on the roof

of the Eden Theatre.

If we go through Piazza Adriana,

one of you substitutes the newsagent.

Two dress as traffic cops.

And we put another eight

on the Castel Sant'Angelo walkaway.

For security reasons, the route

will be decided at the last minute.

I remind you that the cardinals...

We'd rather the cardinals know

nothing about this operation,

so as not to worry them. However,

we'll be back within a couple of hours.

And all this will

never have happened.

Hello.

How's it going? Fine.

Rajski, I wrote it all here.

The first eleven patients

must be contacted immediately,

we had appointments

for today or tomorrow.

- Please, tell them gently.

- Don't worry.

I haven't missed a day in six years.

Tell them I'm sick

and it will take...

How long will I be sick?

...that never opened again,

leaving the world holding its breath.

The faithful sang and prayed...

...in the square all night.

I saw someone moving

behind the drapes.

I'm sure it was two cardinals.

I feel something will soon happen.

You just heard a nun talking.

These rumors still haven't

been denied by the Holy See.

Meantime we're receiving statements

from Heads of State worldwide.

We feel great anxiety?

said Sarkozy,

but the entire Catholic world trusts

the Vatican to find a rapid solution?

- It's shameful. - The President

of Brazil is flying to Italy,

to be close to the Holy See.

Second floor, apartment 3.

So, you've always lived alone?

- Why do you ask?

- It will help me get to know you.

You say you're not married,

you have no children...

- Any important ties of affection?

- No.

Has this been a problem for you?

I don't know,

that's how my life has been.

I can't do anything anymore,

I'm always tired.

Have you talked to anyone

about this difficulty?

No one.

But everyone knows by now.

I can't do this.

But the others have

great trust in me.

- The others?

- Yes, I'd like to do so much.

So many things need to be changed.

I'd like...

- So you work?

- Yes, but... no.

What do you do?

- What do I do?

- Yes.

I'm an actor.

An actor! Nice.

- But an actor...

- Theater.

I've always loved that.

The tours,

traveling from one city to another,

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