'The conversations are far from arcane theological discourse – the themes are at the heart of being human: forgiveness, mercy, loneliness, suffering.' Photo: Detail of book cover for The Glorious Journey, by Liam Kelly

Author: Liam Kelly. Review by Frank Regan

The Glorious Journey, by Liam Kelly

Author: Liam Kelly. Review by Frank Regan

by Frank Regan 12th March 2021

I did not have the good fortune to see the film on which this book is based. Its principal characters are Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger, then pope, and Jorge Bergoglio, the current pope (then cardinal). It starred Anthony Hopkins as Ratzinger and Jonathan Pryce as Bergoglio.