• Director(s):

    BEGOIN (Stephane)

  • Producer(s):

    ARTE FRANCE, DISSIDENTS

  • Territories:

    Worldwide.

  • Production year:

    2003

  • Language(s):

    German, English, French

  • Rights:

    NON-THEATRICAL, TV, DVD, INTERNET

The next papacy could well see the Catholic Church undergoing changes which are nothing short of revolutionary.

Falling numbers of vocations, disaffection amongst western Catholics, competition from new churches and even sects, and structural and funding problems are just some of the issues the next pope will have to tackle.
People will also be eager to hear what the new Pontiff has to say about social issues. Will he take the same firm stance as his predecessor on celibacy, the ordination of women, contraception,
and so on?
How much longer will the Holy See be able to maintain a centralised system which is not only distinctly undemocratic but above all fails to acknowledge differences between the various world regions? The Church is already beginning to shake off the control of the Vatican and its administration. A spectacular decentralisation may become unavoidable.