Mar 25
5 min read
The Pope and the Assassin: The Act of Mercy and Forgiveness
John Paul II showed what mercy was not only to the man who tried to kill him but to the world
On May 13th, 1981, Pope John Paul II waved from a white Fiat Campagnola (the popemobile) as it drove through St. Peter’s Square. The crowd reached out to him. Mehmet Ali Agca, an escaped Turkish murderer…
