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...figure with the distinctive bearing of Pope John Paul II. Young girls genuflected as the Pontiff passed. A sightseeing nun fainted dead away. After all, His Holiness was at that moment supposed to be traveling in Africa 3,000 miles away. A papal miracle? No, a cinematic satire, Il Papocchio (rough translation: Papal Mess). The Italian film features Actor Manfred Freiberger, a look-alike for the Polish Pope. The plot turns on the Pontiffs attempt to establish a Vatican TV station as a means of attracting young people to the church. Rossellini is hired as a public relations aide...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Jul. 28, 1980 | 7/28/1980 | See Source »

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