Actor Toni Bertorelli (1948)

The satirical drama series, The Young Pope (2016), was created and directed by Paolo Sorrentino for Sky Atlantic, HBO, and Canal+. Lenny Belardo, a young cardinal from New York, becomes Pope after the leading contenders of the Papal conclave are unable to gain enough votes. As a compromise candidate, he takes on the name Pius XIII and immediately begins to challenge long-standing traditions and practices within the Vatican. In one of his first actions as Pope, he declares that common people are not permitted to see him and appears shrouded in darkness during a public appearance in St. Peter’s Square. During a ...

Director Mel Gibson brought the biblical story of The Passion of the Christ (2004) to life. On Passover night in Gethsemane, Jesus prays with his disciples- Peter, James, and John. In this moment, Satan appears and attempts to tempt Jesus. As blood-like sweat drips from Jesus’ body and a serpent emerges from the guise of Satan, Jesus crushes its head as a rebuke. Meanwhile, Judas Iscariot is offered thirty pieces of silver by Caiaphas and the Pharisees to betray Jesus’ identity. He leads temple guards to the forest where he is arrested, resulting in a scuffle that leads to Peter injuring Malchus, the guard ...