The Daily Question
What was the only one country to send its head of state to John Paul I's funeral?
1. France
2. Italy
3. United States
4. Spain
2. Italy
3. United States
4. Spain
Your answer was: Italy
You are correct!!
Answer: The Italian president, Allesandro Pertini was the only head of state to attend Pope John Paul I's funeral. The U.S.A. delegation at the funeral was led by President Carter's mother, Lilian Carter. Only five weeks earlier Carter's wife, Rosalyn Carter, led the U.S. delegation at the funeral of Pope Paul VI.
Pope John Paul I
641-642 (1978)
Pope John Paul I
641-642 (1978)