Pope The Most Powerful s01e01 The Rise of the Pope.eng Movie Subtitles

1 00:00:01,668 --> 00:00:05,338 [dramatic music] 2 00:00:05,401 --> 00:00:07,231 ♪ ♪ 3 00:00:07,333 --> 00:00:09,733 male narrator: One of the most powerful men on earth 4 00:00:09,833 --> 00:00:12,873 holds a position that has existed 5 00:00:12,965 --> 00:00:14,395 for nearly 2,000 years. 6 00:00:14,499 --> 00:00:18,069 ♪ ♪ 7 00:00:18,164 --> 00:00:21,574 As the world changes and faith evolves, 8 00:00:21,664 --> 00:00:24,564 his authority remains. 9 00:00:24,663 --> 00:00:27,403 What began with one apostle 10 00:00:27,496 --> 00:00:29,466 has become 1.2 billion followers 11 00:00:29,529 --> 00:00:32,469 under one man. 12 00:00:32,528 --> 00:00:35,228 He is the head of the Catholic Church, 13 00:00:35,328 --> 00:00:37,558 the Pope, 14 00:00:37,661 --> 00:00:39,901 and this is his path to power. 15 00:00:39,994 --> 00:00:47,004 ♪ ♪ 16 00:01:19,452 --> 00:01:21,652 In this episode, 17 00:01:21,719 --> 00:01:24,279 never before seen artifacts 18 00:01:24,352 --> 00:01:27,892 from the earliest days of Christianity 19 00:01:27,984 --> 00:01:30,154 show how a small group of rebels 20 00:01:30,217 --> 00:01:33,227 turned an illegal movement 21 00:01:33,316 --> 00:01:35,986 into the largest religion on the planet, 22 00:01:36,049 --> 00:01:39,989 and how, against all odds... [crowd screaming] 23 00:01:40,048 --> 00:01:42,448 The papacy endures. 24 00:01:42,514 --> 00:01:45,384 ♪ ♪ 25 00:01:45,480 --> 00:01:49,280 [bell tolling] 26 00:01:55,645 --> 00:01:59,385 [men singing in Latin] 27 00:01:59,477 --> 00:02:06,287 ♪ ♪ 28 00:02:06,343 --> 00:02:09,513 - This is something that has never happened before. 29 00:02:09,608 --> 00:02:12,448 The Vatican, this morning, publicly displayed 30 00:02:12,508 --> 00:02:15,438 what's believed to be bone fragments from St. Peter, 31 00:02:15,507 --> 00:02:19,377 an apostle of Jesus Christ, and the world's first pope. 32 00:02:19,473 --> 00:02:22,043 ♪ ♪ 33 00:02:22,139 --> 00:02:24,539 narrator: Pope Francis is the 266th leader 34 00:02:24,639 --> 00:02:27,539 of the Catholic Church. 35 00:02:27,639 --> 00:02:29,509 For the last 2,000 years, 36 00:02:29,604 --> 00:02:31,544 despite an ever-changing world, 37 00:02:31,638 --> 00:02:33,468 Catholic's have looked to the Pope 38 00:02:33,537 --> 00:02:36,007 as a beacon of faith, morality, 39 00:02:36,103 --> 00:02:38,503 and divine guidance. 40 00:02:38,602 --> 00:02:41,672 But who is this figure that means so much to so many? 41 00:02:41,769 --> 00:02:43,969 And how did he come to be 42 00:02:44,035 --> 00:02:46,875 one of the most powerful men on Earth? 43 00:02:46,968 --> 00:02:50,038 [suspenseful music] [bell tolling] 44 00:02:50,701 --> 00:02:53,511 - People look to the Pope to have something to say 45 00:02:53,599 --> 00:02:54,699 on almost everything. 46 00:02:54,800 --> 00:02:56,030 [crowd cheering] 47 00:02:56,633 --> 00:02:58,543 - I don't think there's any other religious figure 48 00:02:58,632 --> 00:03:01,362 that people recognize as much as they recognize the Pope. 49 00:03:01,465 --> 00:03:03,135 ♪ ♪ 50 00:03:03,198 --> 00:03:04,828 narrator: But before the Pope had the ear 51 00:03:04,931 --> 00:03:08,201 of 1.2 billion followers worldwide... 52 00:03:08,297 --> 00:03:09,537 ♪ ♪ 53 00:03:09,630 --> 00:03:11,930 He was a philosopher, 54 00:03:11,996 --> 00:03:16,526 a leader of an underground movement, 55 00:03:16,629 --> 00:03:19,769 and an outlaw. 56 00:03:19,828 --> 00:03:20,828 ♪ ♪ 57 00:03:20,927 --> 00:03:24,357 - Peter was one of the 12 apostles. 58 00:03:24,460 --> 00:03:25,970 [dramatic music] 59 00:03:26,026 --> 00:03:27,996 He's walked with Jesus, essentially. 60 00:03:28,093 --> 00:03:31,033 So he's an important figure for that reason alone. 61 00:03:31,125 --> 00:03:32,925 - In the Gospels, 62 00:03:32,992 --> 00:03:36,792 when the apostles go fishing in Galilee, 63 00:03:36,857 --> 00:03:39,527 Peter is told, "You are Peter," 64 00:03:39,624 --> 00:03:42,024 which means "rock"... 65 00:03:42,123 --> 00:03:43,023 ♪ ♪ 66 00:03:43,123 --> 00:03:45,823 "And on his rock, I will build my church, 67 00:03:45,922 --> 00:03:46,522 and I will give to you the keys 68 00:03:46,623 --> 00:03:48,863 of the kingdom of heaven." 69 00:03:51,588 --> 00:03:54,628 - Peter himself, as the one who voiced the confession, 70 00:03:54,688 --> 00:03:58,018 becomes a symbol of the unwavering faith 71 00:03:58,120 --> 00:03:59,630 that Jesus is the Son of God, 72 00:03:59,687 --> 00:04:02,797 which is then the center of the Christian Church. 73 00:04:02,852 --> 00:04:05,322 narrator: Though the word "Pope" 74 00:04:05,419 --> 00:04:07,689 is not used for hundreds of years, 75 00:04:07,785 --> 00:04:09,825 the foundation of the sacred office 76 00:04:09,918 --> 00:04:13,018 is entwined in Peter's legacy. 77 00:04:13,117 --> 00:04:14,517 - The Popes are, if you like, 78 00:04:14,617 --> 00:04:18,357 the inheritors of the apostolic generation. 79 00:04:18,449 --> 00:04:22,319 - It's this idea of the papacy being the rock, 80 00:04:22,416 --> 00:04:26,256 a source of permanence in an age of anxiety, 81 00:04:26,315 --> 00:04:29,085 that people know is steady. 82 00:04:29,147 --> 00:04:30,617 ♪ ♪ 83 00:04:30,681 --> 00:04:33,021 narrator: Peter preaches that Jesus Christ died 84 00:04:33,113 --> 00:04:34,583 for the sins of man, 85 00:04:34,646 --> 00:04:36,856 and accepting that truth is the key to salvation. 86 00:04:38,112 --> 00:04:42,422 Others teach different variations of that message. 87 00:04:42,477 --> 00:04:44,337 But regardless of interpretation, 88 00:04:44,444 --> 00:04:47,154 in the first century, any follower of Christ 89 00:04:47,244 --> 00:04:49,774 is seen as a threat to the Roman Empire 90 00:04:49,843 --> 00:04:52,513 and hunted for his beliefs. 91 00:04:52,609 --> 00:04:54,009 [indistinct shouting] 92 00:04:54,108 --> 00:04:55,748 - When you think about the beginning 93 00:04:55,808 --> 00:04:56,778 of the Christian movement, it's astonishing 94 00:04:56,841 --> 00:04:59,811 that this movement went anywhere. 95 00:04:59,907 --> 00:05:01,837 People are being arrested, they're being tortured, 96 00:05:01,941 --> 00:05:04,241 they're being killed in public. 97 00:05:04,307 --> 00:05:08,147 You see competition between different disciples, 98 00:05:08,239 --> 00:05:10,409 different versions of the message of Jesus. 99 00:05:10,472 --> 00:05:11,912 ♪ ♪ 100 00:05:11,972 --> 00:05:14,732 narrator: All of Christ's followers spread 101 00:05:14,805 --> 00:05:18,175 throughout the Mediterranean preaching his message, 102 00:05:18,270 --> 00:05:20,110 but they apostles are the men on earth 103 00:05:20,170 --> 00:05:23,510 who actually walked with Jesus himself. 104 00:05:23,603 --> 00:05:25,443 - There were all of these cities 105 00:05:25,503 --> 00:05:27,903 that had healthy Christian churches in them, 106 00:05:27,969 --> 00:05:31,169 but the only one that actually had an apostle at its head 107 00:05:31,268 --> 00:05:32,578 was the church in Rome, 108 00:05:32,634 --> 00:05:34,674 which was where Peter was centered. 109 00:05:34,768 --> 00:05:38,308 ♪ ♪ 110 00:05:38,400 --> 00:05:41,330 - Rome is a giant empire. 111 00:05:41,433 --> 00:05:43,073 If you're a Christian and you're saying that 112 00:05:43,133 --> 00:05:45,143 you believe in a man, Jesus, 113 00:05:45,232 --> 00:05:48,662 who is a king above all kings and not the Roman king, 114 00:05:48,765 --> 00:05:50,135 you are putting yourself 115 00:05:50,231 --> 00:05:52,571 in opposition to the Roman Empire. 116 00:05:52,630 --> 00:05:55,500 And that becomes a really dangerous situation 117 00:05:55,597 --> 00:05:57,337 for early Christians. 118 00:05:57,429 --> 00:06:01,429 narrator: Despite the dangers facing Christians in Rome, 119 00:06:01,495 --> 00:06:03,165 Peter holds secret gatherings 120 00:06:03,261 --> 00:06:06,491 where he preaches the word of Christ. 121 00:06:06,594 --> 00:06:10,434 - Rome is a society which is 75% to 80% slaves. 122 00:06:10,494 --> 00:06:12,964 Slaves are not human, they can't marry, 123 00:06:13,060 --> 00:06:15,430 they can be bought and sold, they can be whipped and raped. 124 00:06:15,493 --> 00:06:16,593 ♪ ♪ 125 00:06:16,659 --> 00:06:19,499 So, suddenly, there's this movement that's saying 126 00:06:19,592 --> 00:06:21,152 "You're a person with dignity 127 00:06:21,258 --> 00:06:23,168 "who's created in the image of God, 128 00:06:23,257 --> 00:06:25,257 and that makes you worthwhile." 129 00:06:25,324 --> 00:06:29,054 So that's part of the power of this Christian movement. 130 00:06:29,123 --> 00:06:30,653 ♪ ♪ 131 00:06:30,756 --> 00:06:32,596 narrator: Christ's message strikes a chord 132 00:06:32,656 --> 00:06:35,826 with the most downtrodden members of Roman society, 133 00:06:35,922 --> 00:06:38,152 and Peter's meetings become more and more popular. 134 00:06:38,254 --> 00:06:40,594 ♪ ♪ 135 00:06:40,654 --> 00:06:42,664 Inevitably, he catches the eye 136 00:06:42,754 --> 00:06:44,314 of one of the cruelest and most sadistic rulers 137 00:06:44,420 --> 00:06:47,660 in Roman history, 138 00:06:47,753 --> 00:06:48,453 Emperor Nero. 139 00:06:48,552 --> 00:06:53,322 [suspenseful music] 140 00:06:53,418 --> 00:06:55,458 In the summer of 64 A.D., 141...