Conclave - A Plea Against Papal Nomination
Lawrence:
The other night, you were kind enough to say that you had voted for me. Now, I don't know if you've continued to do so, but if you have, then I must repeat my plea to you to stop.
Benitez:
Why?
Lawrence:
Well, firstly, I lack the spiritual depth to be Pope. Secondly, I couldn't possibly win. A long, drawn-out Conclave would be seen by the media as proof that the Church is in crisis.
Benitez:
You have come to ask me to vote for Cardinal Tremblay?
Lawrence:
Yes, I have, and to urge your supporters to do the same.
Benitez:
Cardinal Tremblay already spoke to me about this.
Lawrence:
Oh, well, I'm sure he has.
Benitez:
You want me to vote for a man you see as ambitious?
Lawrence:
I do not want to see Tedesco as Pope. He would take your church back to... to an earlier era.
Benitez:
I'm sorry, but I cannot vote for a man unless I deem him the most worthy to be Pope. And for me, that is not Tremblay. It's you.
Lawrence: [yelling]
I don't want your vote!
Benitez:
Nevertheless... you have it.
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