The Vatican City is the world’s most tiny country. It occupies 110 acres of land and is home to just one thousand people. The Vatican City, a sovereign country, is located in Rome, Italy. It is a tiny country with many conspiracy theories. The most popular conspiracy theories about the Vatican City are two: the assassination and death of Pope John Paul 1. From August 26, 1978, Pope John Paul II was the head of the City Vatican and its sovereign until his death 33 days later. His death is still a mystery. After his family had ordered that he be tried openly, his death was initially ruled suicide. In God’s Name by David Yallop was published in 1984. In it, Yallop proposed that the corruption in Vatican bank might have led to the Pope being in apparent danger. The bank’s head, Bishop Paul Marcinkus, was implicated in this corruption. Pope John Paul I was holding a piece that contained names of high ranking members of the curia. They were Freemasons or other mafia money-launderers. Later, the paper was destroyed. One name that was thought to be on the paper is Bishop Paul Marcinkus. He was later promoted by Pope John Paul to Pro President of Vatican City. This made him third in power at the Vatican City.

All of these factors suggest that Pope John Paul I might be a victim, most likely by those who were involved in Bank corruption cases. Another conspiracy theory concerns Pope John Paul I’s attempted assassination. This occurred on May 13, 1980. Mehmetali Agca shot him four time as he attempted to enter St. Peter’s Square. Agca was sentenced to a life sentence for his assassination attempt. But he was freed by Carlo Azeglio Ciampi on June 2000, at the Pope’s request. There are several theories regarding Agca’s attempted assassination. The most popular theory was that the assassination attempt originated from Moscow and that East German and Bulgarian secret service had been instructed by the KGB to execute it. KGB allegedly directed the Bulgarian Secret Service, who saw the Solidarity movement as one the most important threats to Soviet power in Eastern Europe, to assassinate Pope John Paul II. Agca has kept the truth a lie and has never been honest about the circumstances that led to confusion over who was responsible for the attempted assassination. Both theories have not been proven to be true, and the Vatican City doesn’t usually allow for further investigation.

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