Pope Francis talks about sex abuse, racism, hate speech with young adults in Disney+ documentary
- The film captures a meeting in Rome last year between the pontiff and 10 young people from around the world – a mix of Catholics, atheists and Muslims
- He is met with an array of blunt questions and challenges, tearful personal stories and frank affirmations from the 20- to 25-year-olds
Confronting intimate accounts of abortion, gender identity and paedophilia, Pope Francis gamely takes part in a no-holds-barred encounter with young adults in a new film released on Wednesday, accepting both questions and rebukes.
The documentary captures a meeting in Rome last year between ten young Spanish speakers from around the globe and the leader of the world’s 1.3 billion Catholics.
He is met with an array of blunt questions and challenges, tearful personal stories and frank affirmations.
“Do you know Tinder?” asks Celia, one of the participants, in one of the milder questions of the four-hour session that covered issues ranging from migration and racism to mental health, LGBTQ rights, pornography and masturbation.
In Conversations with the Pope, released on Wednesday on the Disney+ streaming platform, the Argentine Jesuit does not shy away.
He engages with the many questions posed by the youths aged 20 to 25, a mix of Catholics, atheists and Muslims from diverse backgrounds.
