Frontline Secrets of the Vatican (Season 32, Episode 5)
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TV Episode | 84 min | Documentary, News

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Frontline

Secrets of the Vatican (Season 32, Episode 5)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 84 min | Documentary, News

From PBS and Frontline: Pope Benedict made history when he announced his resignation, becoming the first Pope to step down voluntarily in six hundred years. In his wake he left a bitterly divided Vatican mired in scandals. But is ...See moreFrom PBS and Frontline: Pope Benedict made history when he announced his resignation, becoming the first Pope to step down voluntarily in six hundred years. In his wake he left a bitterly divided Vatican mired in scandals. But is Benedict's successor, Pope Francis, taming the forces that helped destroy Benedict's papacy? Is he succeeding in lifting the Church out of crisis? Nearly a year in the making, this special FRONTLINE goes inside the Vatican - one of the world's most revered and mysterious institutions - to unravel the remarkable series of events that led to the resignation that shook the world. Through interviews with those at the very heart of what happened - cardinals, priests, convicted criminals, police, prosecutors and whistle-blowers - FRONTLINE gives a first-hand account of the final days of Benedict's papacy and the current battle to set the Church on a new path under Francis. Written by Anonymous See less

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36 cast members

Name	Known for
Will Lyman Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	Mystic River (2003)
Cormac Murphy-O'Connor Self - Archbishop Emeritus of Westminster (as Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor) Self - Archbishop Emeritus of Westminster (as Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor) See fewer	Catholics and Sex (1992)
Pope Francis Self - Head of the Catholic Church (archive footage) Self - Head of the Catholic Church (archive footage) See fewer	Francesco (2020)
Pope Benedict XVI Self - Head of the Catholic Church (archive footage) Self - Head of the Catholic Church (archive footage) See fewer	Last Testament: In His Own Words (2021)
Robert Mickens Self - Vatican Correspondent, The Tablet Self - Vatican Correspondent, The Tablet See fewer	Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God (2012)
Carmelo Abbate Self - Investigative Journalist Self - Investigative Journalist See fewer	Buon lavoro (2018)
Jason Berry Self - Author, Render Unto Rome Self - Author, Render Unto Rome See fewer	City of a Million Dreams (2021)
Juan Vaca Self - Abuse Victim Self - Abuse Victim See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Marcial Maciel Degollado Self - Catholic Priest (archive footage) Self - Catholic Priest (archive footage) See fewer
Raul Gonzales Self - Son of Marcial Maciel Self - Son of Marcial Maciel See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Marco Politi Self - Author, Crisis of a Papacy Self - Author, Crisis of a Papacy See fewer	Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God (2012)
Thomas Doyle Self - Former Secretary Canon Lawyer (as Fr. Thomas Doyle) Self - Former Secretary Canon Lawyer (as Fr. Thomas Doyle) See fewer	Deliver Us from Evil (2006)
Monica Barrett Self - Abuse Victim Self - Abuse Victim See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Jeff Anderson Self - Plaintiffs' Attorney Self - Plaintiffs' Attorney See fewer	Deliver Us from Evil (2006)
Peter Isely Self - Abuse Victim Self - Abuse Victim See fewer	Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God (2012)
Gale Leifeld Self - Priest and Abuser (archive footage) Self - Priest and Abuser (archive footage) See fewer
Richard J. Sklba Self - Bishop of Milwaukee. (archive footage) Self - Bishop of Milwaukee. (archive footage) See fewer
Martin Kafka Self - Psychiatrist, Harvard Medical School Self - Psychiatrist, Harvard Medical School See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Fernando Camao Self - Seminary Student Self - Seminary Student See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Brian Lenz Self - Seminary Student Self - Seminary Student See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Nathan Ricci Self - Seminary Student Self - Seminary Student See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Simone Alfieri Self - Former Priest Self - Former Priest See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Valentina Self - Simone's Girlfriend Self - Simone's Girlfriend See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Francesco Cacacce Self - Former Seminarian Self - Former Seminarian See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Tarcisio Bertone Self - Vatican Secretary of State (archive footage) Self - Vatican Secretary of State (archive footage) See fewer	Giovanni XXIII, Il pensiero e la memoria (2008)
Nello Rossi Self - Chief Prosecutor of Rome Self - Chief Prosecutor of Rome See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Gianluigi Nuzzi Self - Author, Vatican Ltd. Self - Author, Vatican Ltd. See fewer	Non è Natale senza panettone (2019)
Franca Giansoldati Self - Vatican Correspondent, Il Messaggero Self - Vatican Correspondent, Il Messaggero See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Barbie Latza Nadeau Self - CNN, Newsweek Daily Beast Self - CNN, Newsweek Daily Beast See fewer	The Face of an Angel (2014)
Philip Pullella Self - Vatican Correspondent, Reuters Self - Vatican Correspondent, Reuters See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Ignazio Ingrao Self - Author, The Second Secret Self - Author, The Second Secret See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Rodriguez Maradiaga Self - Archbishop of Tegucigalpa (as Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga) Self - Archbishop of Tegucigalpa (as Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga) See fewer	Jan Pawel II: Szukalem Was... (2011)
Eugenio Scalfari Self - Former Editor, La Repubblica Self - Former Editor, La Repubblica See fewer	Quando c'era Berlinguer (2014)
Fabrizio Mastrofini Self - Editor, Vatican Radio Self - Editor, Vatican Radio See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Sandro Mastrofini Self - Editor, Vatican Radio Self - Editor, Vatican Radio See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Phyllis Gordon Narration (as Phyllis Gordon II) Narration (as Phyllis Gordon II) See fewer	You Hurt My Feelings (2023)