Only the Fruit of the Spirit

Synopsis

Daniele, a cardinal renowned for both his beauty and his promising future, is tormented by the reality of a Church rife with corrupt clergy. He prays fervently for the power to set things right.

On the eve of Christmas, his devout prayers reach heaven, and a revelation is granted: if he continues to wear a holy relic bestowed upon him, his wish will be fulfilled.

The relic takes the form of a women’s corset, leaving Daniele shaken, but he does not dare doubt divine will and keeps it on. As the unfamiliar undergarment and the constant confrontation with a corrupted reality push him to his limits, Daniele seeks a moment of respite in the confessional.

There, a man enters the booth opposite him. It is Carlo, a famed war hero, who asks the priest to absolve him of the sin of lust he feels toward a man of the cloth…