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ANSWER: Mehmet Ali Ağca was 23 years old in 1981, the year he tried to assassiante Pope John Paul II
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Who was the man that shot Pope John Paul II?
He was shot by Mehmet Ali Ağca, a Turkish gunman who was hired by the Soviet Union.
What pope died in 1981?
John Paul II
When was Pope Benedict shot?
On May 13th 1981, pope John Paul II was shot by Mehmet Ali Agca in an unsuccessful assassination attempt.
What country did the pope get shot in?
John Paul II was shot in 1981 in Rome.
Who shot pope john paul?
Mehmet Ali Agca
What did Pope John Paul II do to the person who shot him?
He personally forgave him.
In what hand was Pope John Paul II shot?
Blessed John Paul the 2 was shot in the abdomen.
What place did Pope John Paul II get shot?
He was shot in Saint Peter's square in Vatican City.
Was Pope John Paul II's life ever threatened?
In May 13, 1981, a young Turkish man, shot Pope john Paul in St. Peter's Square and critically injured him. Another attempt on his life was made in the Philippines a year later when a schismatic priest attempted to stab the pontiff. He received only minor injuries. Another plot was thwarted in the Philippines in January of 1995 when a terrorist tried to detonate a bomb near the pope but the device malfunctioned.
John Paul II forgave this man for shooting him?
He forgave Mehmet Ali AÄŸca who was the young Turkish man who shot John Paul during an assassination attempt in 1981.
What happened to the pope in 1981?
On May 13, 1981, Pope John Paul II was shot and critically wounded by Mehmet Ali AÄŸca who was later determined to be working for the Bulgarian government as a paid assassin.
In what year were President Reagan and the pope shot?
The year was 1981. President Ronald Reagan was shot at on March 30, 1981 by a lone gunman (John Hinckley, Jr.) and suffered an injury from a ricochet. The gunman was overwhelmed by security and taken into custody. He was found not guilty by reason of insanity but remains in psychiatric custody as of 2011. Pope John Paul II was shot on May 13, 1981. His would-be assassin (Mehmet Ali Ağca, a Turkish gunman) hit the pope in the abdomen. Despite extreme blood loss, the pope would survive and make a nearly full recovery. The gunman was captured on site and sentenced to life in prison. He served 19 years in Italy and 10 years in Turkey on an earlier murder conviction, and was released in January, 2010.
