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There was worldwide disbelief on May 13, 1981 as word spread that Pope John Paul II had been shot four times in an assassination attempt. The gunman was sentenced to life in prison, but was pardoned in 2000 at the request of John Paul. This is The Catholic RegisteröÏÓãÊÓƵapp report in the wake of the the attempt on the pontifföÏÓãÊÓƵapp life, from May 23, 1981:

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