Pope John Paul II
Shot in the Vatican
May 13, 1981
One frame from a spool of 8mm film catches a hand
holding a gun (white circle) rising above the crowd and aiming at Pope John Paul
II as he rides through St. Peter's Square. An instant later, the pontiff was
shot
On May 13, 1991: A young Turk, Mehmet Alì Agca, shoots the pope in the abdomen and hand while he circles St. Peter's Square. The pope is hospitalized for 22 days.
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Pope John Paul II meets with his would-be assassin, Turkish terrorist Mehmet Ali Agca, in Agca's prison cell in Rome. Italy's President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi pardoned Mehmet Ali Agca in 2000 and Italian Justice Minister Piero Fassino then authorized Agca's extradition to Turkey to serve a prison sentence for an unrelated killing:
During a private meeting following Pope John Paul II's weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square, the pope embraces Muzeyen Agca, mother of Mehmet Ali Agca - the man who shot the Pontiff 15 years earlier. Agca's lawyer says she plans to file appeals with Italian authorities either for his pardon or transfer to Turkey:
According to a Vatican spokesman, the Pontiff personally intervened with Italian
authorities to gain the release and pardon of Mehmet Ali Agca, the Turk who
sought to kill him in 1981. The Pontiff, speaking to children at a Rome parish
on Oct. 10, 1999, said the teachings of Christ instructed him to forgive Agca.
Health Problems of John Paul II
The Pope Shot!: On
May 13, at 5:19 p.m. a young Turk Mehmet Alì Agca shoots the
Pope in the abdomen and hand while he circles St.
Peter's Square... Severely, wounded, the
Pope was operated on for 6 hours at Gemelli hospital, and he
was hospitalized for 22 days.
On May 17,
John Paul II recites the Angelus at Gemelli hospital: "Pray for the
brother who shot me, whom I have sincerely forgiven".
On June 20, the
Pope is hospitalized for an infection linked to his
shooting injuries. He undergoes surgery on Aug. 5, and is discharged nine days
later
On
July 15, 1992, John Paul II undergoes surgery to
remove a benign intestinal tumor. He is released from Gemelli Polyclinic
11 days later.
On No.11, 1993, while in the Hall of Benediction, the
Pope dislocates his right shoulder during a
fall at the end of the audience. He undergoes operation and
spends one day at the hospital. His shoulder is immobilized for one
month.
On April 29, 1994, following an accidental fall, which caused a
fracture of the right femur, John Paul II recovers at Gemelli Polyclinic
after undergoing hip replacement surgery. He is released
28 days later.
On Oct.6, 1996, the Pope enters the
hospital for surgery to remove an inflamed appendix. His scheduled
operation takes place on the morning of Oct. 8. He is released a week later
Parkinson's disease:
On Jan.3, 2001, after months of speculation, one
of the pope's physicians confirms that the pontiff is suffering from Parkinson's
disease. John Paul's left hand visibly trembles and he has a slow, stooped gait
– all symptoms of Parkinson's
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