Warning: SPOILERS ahead for Conclave!In Conclave, the stakes are constantly elevating, and the film delves into each of the cardinal candidates’ characters, values, and motivations. In the climax, one candidate, Cardinal Benitez (Carlos Diehz), stands out above the rest for his authentic compassion, quiet resilience, and soft-spoken yet strong leadership. There is a reason Benitez was elected as Pope in Conclave, after all. Yet it is important to understand why Benitez is a cut above the rest in the film, as built upon by Conclave’s symbolic and nuanced ending.

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