On May 13, 1981 he had a close encounter with Mehmet Ali Agca in Rome; he would later visit Agca in prison
... Turkish man who shot Pope John Paul II visits his tomb detained in 
Rome ... II in 1981 has been detained in Italy after he paid a surprise visit to the 
late ... On May 13, 1981, a gunman opened fire on Pope John Paul II, shooting 
him... [DOC] [TLE] Il Servizio Petrino: 34th Anniversary of the Installation Mass of Pope ... [PAR] Oct 21, 2012 ... On 22nd October 1978, the late Pope John Paul II began his pontificate with 
these words.