Man who Shot John Paul II asks to Meet Current Pope
Mehmet Ali Agca has requested that the Turkish government release him for a day so he can meet with, and discuss “religious and mystic issues” with the current Pope. The former right-wing gangster was pardoned in 2000 from an Italian prison for his attempted assassination of John Paul, and was then extradited to Turkey. His motive for shooting Pope John Paul II in St. Peter’s Square is still a mystery, but some speculate that he was a hitman for Soviet-era East European security services due to his hard line opposition to communism.
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