This Day In History - Pope John Paul I Elevated to Papacy

Posted by neo2012

August 27, 2008

Born Albino Luciani, Pope John Paul I was the first pope to choose a double name, a move that honored his two immediate predecessors, Pope John XXIII and Pope Paul VI. Refusing to have the millennium-old traditional papal coronation, he instead opted for a simplified ceremony. His 33-day papacy was one of the shortest reigns in papal history, resulting in the "Year of Three Popes." What were several conspiracy theories that arose at the time of Pope John Paul I's death?
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