Download Man Who Shot Pope John Paul Ii Pics. Pope john paul ii is remembered for his successful efforts to end communism, as well as for building bridges with peoples of other faiths, and issuing the catholic church's first apology for its actions during world war ii. The pope was shot and wounded by mehmet ali ağca while he was entering the square.

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Pope john paul ii lies seriously wounded in his open car moments after he was shot in 1981. The pope was struck four times and suffered severe blood loss. Mehmet ali agca, the man who shot and wounded pope john paul ii back in 1981, has been released from a turkish prison, according to this article in the agca served 19 years in an italian prison for attacking the pope in st.

Peter's square in vatican city.

As the vicar of christ he has this is significant, for he is the first pope to do so since pope benedict xv at whose prayer our lady came to fatima to reveal her immaculate heart. On may 13, 1981, the turk was apprehended immediately after he shot john paul ii three times as the pope rode in an open car in st. Pope john paul ii was shot and wounded by mehmet ali agca as he drove through a crowd in st. Mehmet ali agca, who tried to assassinate pontiff in 1981, goes free after serving sentence for killing journalist.