This historic and young Cardinal (age 58)
was elected Pope in a Conclave called
in emergency session after Pope John Paul I
was found in the papal apartments, deceased.
His funeral quickly followed and when Conclave
began again, it took 2 days for the 8-ballot voting
in Vatican City in Sept. 1978.
1978 was the Year of Three Popes : Pope Paul VI,
Pope John Paul I, and Pope John Paul (his tenure
lasted until his death after a prolonged illness in 2005).
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