More information unearthed about assassination attempt on John Paul II
Soviets 'behind pope shooting'Thursday, March 2, 2006; Posted: 8:55 a.m. EST (13:55 GMT)
ROME, Italy (AP) -- An Italian parliamentary commission has concluded that the Soviet Union was behind the 1981 attempt to kill Pope John Paul II, a theory long alleged but never proved.
"This commission believes, beyond any reasonable doubt, that the leaders of the Soviet Union took the initiative to eliminate the pope Karol Wojtyla," said a draft of the commission's report, a copy of which was made available Thursday to The Associated Press. Wojtyla was John Paul's Polish name.
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posted by Dr. Denice Hanley, DPM, M.Div. @ 8:03 AM
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