Popes come and popes go but generally not after only 33 days; which is what happened to Albino Luciani, elected Pope John Paul 1 in August ‘78. Once on the throne he soon disturbed many in the Curia by his unconventional views and actions, so that his shockingly untimely death raised suspicions of foul play.
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