Editing Pope John Paul I (section)

===Church policies===

====Six-point plan====

After he became pope, he had set six plans down which would dictate his pontificate:

* To renew the church through the policies implemented by Vatican II.
* To revise [[canon law]].
* To remind the church of its duty to preach the Gospel.
* To promote church unity without watering down doctrine.
* To promote dialogue.
* To encourage world peace and social justice.<ref name="Google Books"/>

====Humanising the papacy====

[[File:Ioannes Paulus I, at the window, 1978 (retouched) (cropped).jpg|thumb|170px|John Paul I photographed from his [[Papal apartments|study]] window in 1978]]

After his election, John Paul I quickly made several decisions that would "humanise" the office of the pope. He was the first modern pope to speak in the singular form, using 'I' instead of the [[Pluralis majestatis|royal ''we'']]. However, the official records of his speeches were often rewritten in a more formal style by aides, who reinstated the royal ''we'' in press releases and ''[[L'Osservatore Romano]]''. He initially refused to use the ''[[sedia gestatoria]]'' until others convinced him of its need to allow himself to be seen by crowds. He was the last pope to use it. He was the first pope to refuse to be [[Papal coronation|crowned]].<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Paul-I| title = The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "John Paul I". ''Encyclopedia Britannica''| date = 13 October 2023}}</ref> Instead of a coronation, he [[Papal inauguration of Pope John Paul I|inaugurated his papacy]] with a "[[papal inauguration]]" where he received the papal [[pallium]] as the symbol of his position as Bishop of Rome.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Briggs| first1=Kenneth A.|title=In the Vatican, a Pope Who Underscores the Shift to Style of Humility|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1978/11/14/archives/in-the-vatican-a-pope-who-underscores-the-shift-to-style-of.html |access-date=5 September 2017|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=14 November 1978}}</ref>