Hi, this is Mark Smirling, of Crimetown and Crooked City, and I have a new podcast for you.

But only if you like wild and barely believable stories about the Brooklyn Mafia, the Vatican

Bank, and how all that might have come together in the assassination of a Pope.

Meet Anthony Raimundi, an old wise guy at the end of the road.

Anthony takes us from his childhood growing up in Brooklyn in a mobbed up family of Sicilian

immigrants through his first murder and the Vietnam War to end up in Rome, Italy.

Anthony offers his version of one of the world's most enduring conspiracy theories.

The untimely death of Pope John Paul I,

just 33 days after he was elected.

Our series is called The Confessions of Anthony Raimundi,

and you can listen to the first episode right here. called The Confessions of Anthony Raimundi.

And you can listen to the first episode right here, right now.

And if you like what you hear, other episodes can be found wherever you get your

podcast.

Now here's Anthony Raimundi.

Where is the closest Catholic Church to you right now?

I bet you could get there in less than 20 minutes.

Whether you're at home or at work, in your car or out for a walk,

whether in a big city or small town, any place in the world,

either hemisphere, it doesn't matter.

There's a Catholic church nearby.

There are almost a billion and a half Catholics in the world,

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