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firelise · 1 month ago

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I think the other thing i love about Conclave is some of my favorite poets and writers are queer people who are/have been profoundly devoutly religious like the moment i found out benjamin alire sáenz went to monastery and was on track to becoming a priest before becoming a writer I was just like "Aha! That's what it fucking was, that's where this philosophical torturous burden and deep empathy for others I'm feeling from your work comes from" deeply intellectually curious devout clergymen are such interesting people, its delicious, you cant get that shit from anywhere else

#or like james baldwin #they always have some kind of deal like truly never not fascinating #and then there is also the connection between one's craft being linked to godliness and needing things to be extremely well made #the devotion to extremely well constructed custom garments and pressed linens and food and ink and wax seals and painstaking paintings #gay af honestly - the catholic OBSESSION with aesthetics and creation and suffering for art #makes me want to write an essay on this movie #also wonder how this would feel if i wasnt catholic and didnt speak a romance language which meant i didnt need subtitles at all #like what if i didnt know the sins or the papal selection process or about the flame/smoke #conclave 2024 #conclave

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