Forty-three years ago, on 26 August, Pope John Paul I was elected Pope of Smiles he dies, mysteriously, after only 33 days of pontificate. Those 33 days are always alive in the hearts of all the faithful. In fact, even today, the memory of John Paul I is written in the visitors' book of Albino Luciani Museum of Canale d'Agordo. This is the name of the town in the Belluno area where the last Italian Pope was born. Enter the conclave as patriarch of Venezia but, the Venetian Pontiff reads well the sentiments of the People of God.
On 26 August 1978 Albino Luciani becomes the Pope of charity and love
We certainly know that in the life of John Paul I the theme of charity is a recurring one. This is a theme particularly dear to Pope Luciani. So dear that his latest public release is dedicated to the hearing on charity. During the audience, the Pope spoke of the love we owe to God and neighbor. When Luciani speaks of love for one's neighbor, he indicates it as the twin brother of God. Furthermore, precisely on this last occasion of encounter with the faithful, a pivotal point of the preaching of Luciani's doctrine is manifested. The works of mercy must be updated in a new context. Thus, in this moment, the Pope takes out all his emotional charge. In fact, with transport, he almost reaches the emotion, when he quotes Paul VI in a part of the Populorum Progressio.
Likewise, as for her predecessor, the Church is shaken by the cry of anguish that comes from human suffering. Thus, John Paul I affirms that today we have entire peoples knocking on the doors of Europe. It is about the needy who must receive help. But this is an image, which after 43 years is still relevant today. But the important thing, as Pope Luciani says, men must always listen to the request for charity and mercy that comes from our brothers. An ever-alive message, of which the Church is the spokesperson. A call to listen to our human conscience.
The death of Pope John Paul I is still shrouded in mystery
Only 26 days pass from his election on August 33 to his death. But we know little and nothing about the end of Pope John Paul. As with a few popes, we don't know the hour of his passing. Furthermore, no autopsy is performed on the Pope's body. But strange movements are known, strange disappearances following the discovery of the lifeless body of Pope Luciani. The last Italian Pope dies in mystery. Likewise, the death of Pope John Paul I was announced with a delay of almost three hours. Some versions also remain suspect. For example, who physically found the Pope dead.
The suspicion of an unnatural death always remains alive. Although officially the cause is that of an acute myocardial infarction. The truth is another. As many argue, Pope Luciani was an innovator, and in those few days of the papacy he outlined his program of innovation and modernization of the Church. Perhaps a way for John Paul to free, above all, from business and profiteering, that Church he loved so much. While his death remains a mystery, today the cause of beatification continues. Therefore, the hope is to soon see Pope Luciani raised to the glory of the altars. One way to re-evaluate this charismatic figure. A leader who had little time, but who conquered the world with his smile.
