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Pope John Paul II was injured after being shot in St. Peter's Square by Mehmet Ali Agca
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The Quality of Mercy
In 1981 John Paul was badly injured in St. Peter's Square by Turkish gunman Mehmet Ali Agca. He later visited Agca in jail to forgive him

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