Pope Francis: A Man of his Word

Evolution. Science. Fact. Choice. Bridges. Not Walls.
These are words you might be surprised to hear from the holiest man in the Roman Catholic church. But you'll hear them along with more expected ones like love, faith, and kindness, if you buy a tic for this enlightening doc.

You'll find yourself hopscotching around the word with the plain-spoken pontiff as he addresses audiences that dwarf even Obama's inauguration crowd. You'll accompany him to a prison in Philadelphia, a children's hospital in Africa, a shipwreck off the coast of Italy where refugees fleeing war and poverty lose their lives seeking freedom. The Pope plunges himself into places of human suffering, which might make this the saddest movie you'll ever see.

You'll also learn about St. Francis of Assisi, whose name this pope chose because, like the saint, he rejects the trappings of wealth. Economic disparity is high on his list of the most pressing 21st-century problems. As is the ravaging of our planet.

"We are still living on the planet upside down," he says, "as if we were its masters, not its caretakers."