The
Court of Rome, «more
corrupt than any Babylon or Sodom,» has led «the Church of Rome, formerly the most holy of all churches,» to «
become the most lawless den of thieves, the most shameless of all brothels, the very kingdom of sin, death, and hell.»
In either case, the film is a fascinating look at how a true event can
become a media event - and how
courting the media can have good and bad results so mixed up that it's hard to know where the good influence stops and the
corrupting influence starts.