Nearly three decades after his film The Last Temptation of Christ was deemed “morally offensive” by officials in the Roman Catholic church, Martin Scorsese met Pope Francis at the Vatican on Wednesday.
The Vatican said Francis had received Scorsese, his wife and two daughters, and the 15-minute meeting was “very cordial”.
The pope told the group that he had the book that inspired Silence, and they spoke about the experience of Jesuit missionaries in Japan.
Argentina, where Francis was born and served as a cardinal, was one of many countries where the film was banned for several years.