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b"The corpse of John Paul I was discovered by a nun in the early hours of 29th September, 1978. His body was embalmed within 24 hours, heightening suspicions that the cause of death may have been unnatural.\\xa0He had been Pope for just 33 days.\\nAn unconventional Pope - who had refused to wear the papal tiara, use the Royal 'we\\u2019, or sit on a ceremonial throne - he seemed to have had a weird premonition that he wouldn't be in office for long, famously responding to his elevation to Popehood by telling the Cardinals, \\u2018May God forgive you for what you have done\\u2019.\\nIn this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly review the conspiracies surrounding the Pope\\u2019s apparently untimely death; reveal the role of the unfortunately-named Cardinal Sin; and look back on some of his surprising comic journalism...\\nFurther Reading:\\n\\u2022 \\u2018Pope John Paul I is dead\\u2019 (CBS News, 1978): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-aC86_fZo4\\n\\u2022 \\u2018The Mysterious Death Of Pope John Paul I\\u2019 (All Thats Interesting, 2018): https://allthatsinteresting.com/pope-john-paul-i\\n\\u2022 \\u2018On This Day, 1978: Catholics mourn Pope's death\\u2019 (BBC, 2005): http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/september/29/newsid_2542000/2542375.stm\\nFor bonus material and to support the show, visit\\xa0Patreon.com/Retrospectors\\nWe'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts:\\xa0podfollow.com/Retrospectors\\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Emma Corsham.\\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2021.\\n#70s #Religion #Strange\\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices"