On May 13, 1981 he had a close encounter with Mehmet Ali Agca in Rome; he would later visit Agca in prison
[DOC] [TLE] Letter #43, 2016: In the Footsteps of Pope Benedict - Inside The ... [PAR] May 13, 2016 ... May 13, 2016, Friday  In the Footsteps of Pope Benedict XVI ... impact of the 
visit that Pope John Paul announced he would make to Poland ... Mehmet Ali 
Agca tore through the Pope's flesh on May 13, 1981, ... Ali Agca was a 
professional assassin, he had aimed at close range, and he had aimed well.