As depicted in Edward Berger's Oscar-winning movie, the titular conclave must gather in the pope's wake and select a new replacement. Whoever receives a two-thirds majority of the votes is then chosen to usher in a new era as the Vatican's new pope.
Others include conservatives like Joshua Adeyemi (Lucian Msamati) and Goffredo Tedesco (Sergio Castellitto), who reckons the church has become too open-minded.
More secrets and scandals come to light, all under the watchful eye of Isabella Rossellini's Sister Agnes and, of course, us, as we watch the ballots roll on in a story that's far more thrilling than you might expect from such a traditional setting.
"It could take place in Washington DC," he added. But "it just happens to take place in the Vatican". "So it's really like a thriller with lots of twists and turns that surprise you, including the one that you're mentioning."
Read on to find out more - but beware spoilers.
Conclave ending explained: Who becomes the new pope?
The Mexican-born archbishop wasn't known to anyone beforehand except the late pope himself, and it seems the pair were bonded through a secret that's only revealed at the end.
It turns out that Benitez is intersex, which means he was born with a uterus and ovaries. That medical appointment the pope arranged was for a laparoscopic hysterectomy so his uterus could be removed. Benitez turned it down because he is, in his words, "as God made me".
As such, it might be tempting to argue that this last-minute reveal is sensationalising intersex identity for shock value. Cinema does have an unfortunate history of treating gender reveals in this fashion, deliberately using them as a cruel punchline designed to surprise and even unsettle people watching.
"Our faith is a living thing precisely because it walks hand in hand with doubt. If there is only certainty and no doubt, there would be no mystery, and therefore no need for faith."
Despite the warring factions we've seen, progress is inevitable, and without even knowing it, they've spurred that on by voting in a leader who doesn't sit within traditional binaries.
As Berger said to us: "I think it's interesting in today's world, especially in the world of one of the oldest patriarchies in the world, to sort of put a little crack in it and see what the future could look like."
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