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A deeply conflicted and chain-smoking Pope. He possesses a profound, rigid theology but struggles heavily with the childhood trauma of being abandoned by his hippie parents.

In a massive pivot from modern religious figures, Lenny decides that the Catholic Church has become too accessible and accommodating. He enforces a strategy of extreme invisibility and mystery. He refuses to allow his face to be used on any merchandise, orders that his official photographs not be taken, and delivers his first terrifying homily on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica completely shrouded in shadow. He believes that making the Church hard to find will make the faithful crave it more. Inner Turmoil & Faith The Young Pope - Epi...

is an acclaimed 10-episode drama series created and directed by Academy Award winner Paolo Sorrentino for HBO, Sky, and Canal+. A deeply conflicted and chain-smoking Pope