I think I read somewhere that he was murdered because he was a very liberal pope who was about to allow birth control and abortion. No cite, just something I remember.
Adam
Well, then, it’s absolutely appropriate for inclusion into a GQ thread, isn’t it?
Especially in light of tomndebb’s comment above that JP I’s theology was in no way extreme.
Here’s a somewhat interesting article about Pope John Paul I, regarding his death and how the Vatican wanted things taken care of and whatnot:
http://www.crc-internet.org/oct84.htm
While I agree with your main point, tomndebb, the fact that JP II was not murdered was a very near thing, as you will no doubt recall. The attempted murderer was just in the news recently upon being released from Italian prison.
I read that he simply forgot to pack his medication amid all the excitement.
Of course, the most memorable part of that whole episode was when Bill Murray took over as co-anchor of Weekend Update: “Vatican announces they’re electing a new Pope. This happened over a month ago!”