I have my pastor to thank for this post. That\u2019s because during his homily today, he mentioned a movie about an Irish Catholic priest stationed in Rome who, while fulfilling the obligations of his office, also used his office to smuggle Jews, and Allied soldiers, out of harms way after the Nazis occupied Rome.<\/p>\n Based on a true story, given recent news incidents<\/a>, this movie may be of interest to you. I\u2019m not going to spoil anything by telling you how it ends. I will say this, I\u2019m very thankful that it can viewed in its entirety on the Web via the Gloria.tv<\/a> website.<\/p>\n A made for television movie that came out in 1983, it has an outstanding list of actors in the cast. Here is what I turned up on Google about the film,<\/p>\n Nazi jackboots echo in the Vatican as Hitler\u2019s henchmen try to find out who has been smuggling Jews and English soldiers out of Rome. And the game is on in this unheralded 1983 thriller based on a true story. The film pits Irish priest Msgr. Hugh O\u2019Flaherty (Gregory Peck) against Rome\u2019s Gestapo chief Lt. Col. Herbert Kappler (Christopher Plummer). Peck plays the priest as a wily and witty man of conscience who is as quick with his fists and tongue as he is with his elusive feet. He is a kind of Scarlet Pimpernel. Disguised as a street vendor, a nun, or even a German officer, he steals past Kappler\u2019s men again and again. Viewers may shout huzzas at the success of one of O\u2019Flaherty\u2019s stratagems. <\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Early on in the film, he and Kappler run into each other while leaving an opera house. After they exchange pleasantries \u2014 O\u2019Flaherty\u2019s have subtle double meanings, the second ones insulting \u2014 the priest asks Kappler to autograph an opera program. Flattered, Kappler obliges. Later O\u2019Flaherty uses the autograph to forge Kappler\u2019s signature on a document ordering the release of a prisoner. Plummer is excellent as Kappler, who is under pressure from Hitler himself to subjugate Rome and counter subversive activity. At home, he is a loving father and husband. At work, he is a ruthless. On occasion, guilt pricks his conscience. (Sir John Gielgud) portrays Pope Pius XII as a man of dignity, humanity, and ambiguity.<\/p>\n I\u2019ll get you started with the first 14 minutes. But note this: you\u2019ll want to watch it all the way to the epilogue.<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.gloria.tv\/media\/131711\/embed\/true<\/p>\n I have my pastor to thank for this post. That\u2019s because during his homily today, he mentioned a movie about an Irish Catholic priest stationed in Rome who, while fulfilling the obligations of his office, also used his office to smuggle Jews, and Allied soldiers, out of harms way after the Nazis occupied Rome.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":140,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-883","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/85\/2011\/02\/File-TheScarletandtheBlack.jpeg\" "\\"File-TheScarletandtheBlack\\"")
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