The Pope’s Role In The Godfather Part III Explained

The Godfather Part III retreads familiar territory in its portrayal of the Corleone crime family, and its focus on the question of who will become the next Don Corleone. However, the movie breaks new ground by bringing the papacy and the Vatican, the ruling administrators of the Catholic Church, directly into the story of the Godfather trilogy. What’s more, The Godfather III’s pope and Vatican banking scandal aren’t entirely fictitious, but are based on true stories from the 12 years preceding the movie’s release.