Editing Pope John Paul I (section)

==Cardinalate==

Pope Paul VI created Luciani the [[Cardinal-Priest]] of [[San Marco (Rome)|San Marco]] in the [[Papal consistory|consistory]] on 5 March 1973.<ref name="vaticanbio" />

During his time as Patriarch of Venice, Luciani clashed with priests who supported the liberalisation of divorce in Italy, eventually suspending some of them.<ref name="ncr2012" /> At the same time, he was opposed to the [[1974 Italian divorce referendum|1974 referendum restricting divorce]] after it had been liberalised, feeling that such a move would fail and simply point out a divided Church with declining influence.<ref name="ncr2012" />

[[File:Albino Luciani, 1973 (2).jpg|thumb|Pope Paul VI makes Luciani a cardinal in 1973.]]

In 1975, Luciani travelled to [[Germany]] in May. Later that year (6–21 November), he visited [[Brazil]], where he met with members of the clergy, including [[Aloísio Lorscheider]]. Upon returning to Italy, he suffered an [[embolus]] in his right eye. Luciani also visited [[Fátima, Portugal|Fatima]] a few months later. While there, he met with Sister [[Lucia dos Santos]], the surviving visionary of three children who in 1917 claimed to see apparitions of the [[Blessed Virgin Mary]] (revered in this form under the title [[Our Lady of Fatima]]). When Luciani met Sister Lucia, she referred to him as "Holy Father". This greeting shocked the humble cardinal.<ref name="uscatholic.org">{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnMmovQrgbQ |url-status=dead |work=[[Claretians#Publications|U.S. Catholic]] |publisher=[[Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary]] |via=YouTube |title=The first years of Albino Luciani: 4° part (the conclave) |access-date=1 February 2014 |archive-date=28 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728081952/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnMmovQrgbQ }}</ref> In January 1976, he published ''[[Illustrissimi]]'' ("To the Illustrious Ones"), a collection of letters penned by him in previous years, whimsically addressed to historical and literary figures such as [[Charles Dickens|Dickens]], [[G. K. Chesterton]], [[Maria Theresa of Austria]], [[Teresa of Avila]], [[Goethe]], Figaro, [[Pinocchio]], the [[Pickwick Club]], [[King David]], and Jesus.

In 1975, he suggested disciplinary punishment for priests who spoke out in favour of the Communist Party or other leftist groups.<ref name="The New Pope: John Paul I">{{cite news |url= https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6JFNAAAAIBAJ&pg=4319%2C8006207 |title=The New Pope: John Paul I |work=Lakeland Ledger |date=27 August 1978 |access-date=28 February 2015}}</ref>

In 1976, Luciani sold a gold cross and pectoral gold chain that [[Pope John XXIII]] had given to him (which once belonged to [[Pope Pius XII]] before him) to raise money for disabled children.<ref name="Herald">Arocho Esteves, Junno. "Pope Francis officially declares John Paul I 'venerable'", ''Catholic Herald'', 9 November 2017</ref> He also urged fellow priests in Venice to sell their valuables to contribute to this cause and as a way for them to live simply and humbly.<ref name="Google Books" /> As Patriarch of Venice, Luciani established family counselling clinics to assist the poor in coping with marital, financial and sexual problems.

In 1978 he forbade the [[Tridentine Mass]] in the [[Archdiocese of Venice]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www-radiospada-org.translate.goog/2019/08/albino-luciani-persecutore-della-messa-tradizionale/?_x_tr_sl=it&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=it&_x_tr_pto=wapp|title=Albino Luciani and the Traditional Mass|date=August 29, 2019|publisher=[[Radio Spada]]|language=it}}</ref>