Pope John Paul I and was then led to another place and was offered a bench to kneel and pray. Luciani was summoned to Rome for the conclave to elect the new pope. Luciani was not considered papabile at the time though mentioned upon occasion in several papers, but a few cardinals approached him with their opinion that he would make a fine pontiff. The electors did not want a Curial figure, as Paul VI had been, but a warm and pastoral figure like Pope John XXIII. Luciani was elected on the fourth ballot of the August 1978 papal conclave. Luciani had previously said
Pope John Paul II bibliography Paul II issued his first encyclical, "Redemptor hominis", on 4 March 1979. "Ecclesia de Eucharistia", his last encyclical, was issued on 17 April 2003. Notable Apostolic Exhortations of Pope John Paul II include: The following is a list of works about the life and theology of Pope John Paul II. The following are books in Polish about Pope John Paul's literary output by his translator and friend, Bolesław Taborski: Pope John Paul II bibliography The Pope John Paul II bibliography contains a list of works by Pope John Paul II, and works about his life and theology. Pope John Paul