Editing Pope John Paul I (section)

===1971 Synod of Bishops===

At the [[Second Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops|Synod of Bishops]] held in Rome in 1971, to which he was personally invited by [[Pope Paul VI]], Luciani suggested to the bishops assembled that dioceses in countries that were heavily industrialised should relinquish around 1% of all their income to Third World nations to be given "not as alms, but something that is owed. Owed to compensate for the injustices that our consumer-oriented world is committing towards the 'world on the way to development' and to in some way make reparation for social sin, of which we must become aware".<ref name="The Life of Albino Luciani"/>