Four days later he announced from his hospital bed he had forgiven the attempted assassin and urged the faithful to pray for Agca . Mehmet Ali Agca severely wounded the pope in 1983 attack . Pope Mehmet Ali Agca reportedly forgave John Paul II during a 1981 prison visit . Agca was granted clemency by Bulgaria , but jailed again for another killing .
Mehmet Ali Agca severely wounded the pope in 1983 attack . Pope Mehmet Ali Agca reportedly forgave John Paul II during a 1981 prison visit . Agca was granted clemency by Bulgaria , but jailed again for another killing .