Last week at the pope's retreat house at Castelgandolfo,
The Holy Father attended a screening "Under the Roman Sky," a film on Pius XII.
Yes the pope watches movies!
Following the film Benedict expressed his gratitude for being among the first to watch a screening of a film "which shows the fundamental role played by Venerable Pius XII in saving Rome and many persecuted people between 1943 and 1944. The primacy of charity, of love, which is the commandment of the Lord Jesus, is the principle and the key to understanding all the work of the Church, and in the first place that of her universal Pastor. Charity is the reason for all actions, for all interventions. It is the basic motive that moves thoughts and concrete actions, and I am happy that this unifying principle also emerges in this film. This is the interpretation I would suggest, in the light of the authentic witness shown by that great master of faith, hope and charity who was Pope Pius XII."
