I find this interesting...The Pope after the ATTEMPTED ASSASINATION of him.....?

Question

Later, met with the man that TRIED to assasinate him...and he said.."i met him as if he was a long lost friend.....and forgave him"...( Now you know he is NOT going to hang around with the attempted murderer....I mean if the guy kept calling the Vatican. the people that answered the phone would have to white lie and say.."i'm sorry, but the Pope is not available right now."...WHAT IS YOUR TAKE ON THIS INCIDENT????...thanks!!

Answer 1

It is one small indication of the depth of spirituality of the Pope, and the extent to which He emulated Christ, who forgave His killers while they were in the act of killing Him.

Answer 2

JPII (we love you) ... Had "5" assasination attempts

May 13, 1981 John Paul II was shot and critically wounded by Mehmet Ali Ağca, a Turkish gunman, as he entered St. Peter's Square to address an audience. He was then rushed into the Vatican complex, then to the hospital. It was at this time en route to the hospital that he lost consciousness. Ağca was caught and sentenced to life imprisonment. Two days after Christmas 1983, John Paul II visited the prison where his would-be assassin was being held. The two spoke privately for 20 minutes. John Paul II said, "What we talked about will have to remain a secret between him and me. I spoke to him as a brother whom I have pardoned and who has my complete trust." The pope also stated that Our Lady of Fatima helped keep him alive throughout his ordeal.

“ Could I forget that the event [Ali Ağca's assassination attempt] in St. Peter’s Square took place on the day and at the hour when the first appearance of the Mother of Christ to the poor little peasants has been remembered for over sixty years at Fátima, Portugal? For in everything that happened to me on that very day, I felt that extraordinary motherly protection and care, which turned out to be stronger than the deadly bullet. "

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"Following the shooting, Pope John Paul II asked people to "pray for my brother (Ağca), whom I have sincerely forgiven." In 1983, he and Ağca met and spoke privately at the prison where Ağca was being held. The Pope was also in touch with Ağca's family over the years, meeting his mother in 1987 and his brother a decade later.

Although Ağca had been quoted as saying that "to me [the Pope] was the incarnation of all that is capitalism", and attempting to murder him, Ağca developed a friendship with the pontiff. In early February 2005, during the Pope's illness, Ağca sent a letter to the Pope wishing him well and also warning him that the world would end soon. When the Pope died on April 2, 2005, Ağca's brother Adnan gave an interview in which he said that Mehmet Ali and his entire family were grieving, and that the Pope had been a great friend to them. On April 5, 2005 CNN stated that Ağca would want to visit the Pope's funeral on April 8, 2005. However, Turkish authorities rejected his request to leave prison to attend."

Answer 3

I think the Pope set a good moralistic example for others to follow; rarley can one see such behavior.

He was walking the walk and not just talking the talk as most others do.

I have time and again that "to turn the other cheek" mans just that; do not slap back as the ripple continues, and this is the truth in our reality.

Bravo for him.

Answer 4

Pope John Paul II has died in 2005 and the gunman was released in 2006.

So you were saying?

Answer 5

The Pope forgave the man for his trying to kill him. Whats wrong with that.? Should we not forgive those who sin against us?

Answer 6

John Paul met with the guy often in his cell. Nothing wrong with forgiveness.

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Answer 7

Great that he is doing what his Jesus would do - forgive and move on.