Editing Pope John Paul I (section)

====Francis====

Pope Francis spoke of his predecessor in his 2016 book ''The Name of God Is Mercy'' in which Francis recalls how touched he was by his predecessor's writings. More than any of his predecessors mentioned in his book, Francis refers to Luciani the most. The pope referred to Luciani's remarks at the latter's general audience of 6 September 1978 and mentioned how profound that his words were upon him; of the remarks Luciani made, he said:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.archivioradiovaticana.va/storico/2016/01/11/pope_francis_quotes_john_paul_i/en-1200269|title=Pope Francis quotes John Paul I|publisher=[[Vatican Radio]]|author=|date=11 January 2016|accessdate=21 February 2022}}</ref>

{{blockquote|There is the homily when Albino Luciani said he had been chosen because the Lord preferred that certain things not be engraved in bronze or marble but in the dust, so that if the writing had remained, it would have been clear that the merit was only God's.}}