Ep 84 | The Two Popes PODCAST

From Fernando Meirelles, director of “City of God,” and screenwriter Anthony McCarten, comes a story of one of the most dramatic transitions of power in the last 2,000 years. Cardinal Bergoglio (Jonathan Pryce) requests permission to retire in 2012 from Pope Benedict (Anthony Hopkins). Instead, Benedict summons Bergoglio to reveal a secret that would shake the foundations of the Catholic Church.  This episode features interviews with Anthony Hopkins, Anthony McCarten, and Fernando Meirelle.