Panel: Soviets Behind 1981 Assassination Attempt

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An Italian parliamentary commission concluded "beyond any reasonable doubt" that the Soviet Union was behind the 1981 attempt to kill Pope John Paul II _ a theory long alleged but never proved, according to a draft report made available Thursday.

"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 obtained by The Associated Press. Wojtyla was John Paul’s Polish name.

The draft has no bearing on any judicial investigations, which have long been closed. If the commission approves the report in its final form, that would mark the first time an official body had blamed the Soviet Union for shooting John Paul.

The Italian report said Soviet military intelligence _ and not the KGB _ was responsible.

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Author: Jimmy Akin

Jimmy was born in Texas, grew up nominally Protestant, but at age 20 experienced a profound conversion to Christ. Planning on becoming a Protestant seminary professor, he started an intensive study of the Bible. But the more he immersed himself in Scripture the more he found to support the Catholic faith, and in 1992 he entered the Catholic Church. His conversion story, "A Triumph and a Tragedy," is published in Surprised by Truth. Besides being an author, Jimmy is the Senior Apologist at Catholic Answers, a contributing editor to Catholic Answers Magazine, and a weekly guest on "Catholic Answers Live."

11 thoughts on “Panel: Soviets Behind 1981 Assassination Attempt”

  1. Part of the second secret says, “In the end, my Immaculate Heart will triumph. The holy father will consecrate Russia to me, and she shall be converted, and a period of peace will be granted to the world.”
    I’m curious to know what Jimmy or others here think about the “period of peace”. Have we seen this period already — i.e., the 1990’s, immediately following the fall of the Soviet Union? These seem to have been years of relative, but not complete, peace. Or is the period of peace still to come in the future?

  2. Sounds like the relative peace in the 90s was it.
    You know, when we thought we brought about peace. We even wrote a book called “The End of History”. We proclaimed it as a time where they say “Peace, peace” but there is no peace. (Jer 6:14 and Jer 8:11)

  4. What are the three secrets referring to? I assume the third one has not happened yet. True?

  5. SteveL: If you read the second article that Jimmy linked (the link is titled “GET THE STORY FROM HEAVEN’S PERSPECTIVE.”), it answers your question in detail.

  6. There were wars in the Balkans in the 90s, as well as various parts of Africa. I mean, shouldn’t real peace be like absolutely NO wars?

  8. There were wars in the Balkans in the 90s, as well as various parts of Africa. I mean, shouldn’t real peace be like absolutely NO wars?
    That was my thought too — hence my question about whether the 1990’s really were the “period of peace”. But maybe the phrase “period of peace” is meant to be taken in a more relative and less literal way — i.e., maybe it was supposed to mean an era that is peaceful in comparison to the two world wars and the Cold War. In that case, I think that the 1990’s could qualify.

  9. When can we expect the UN call for an investigation of all those former KGB leaders, including Putin, who are still around?

  11. Do Catholics ever “bring people to justice”? I mean we have our own version of the Anti-Defamation League, but the Church herself does not, for example, sue for libel or slander (so emasculated cowards like Dan Brown can take pot shots all day).
    Did the Church actively prosecute Nazis for the deaths of thousands of priests, nuns, and lay Catholics killed in concentration camps in the Nuremberg trials? If not, this would be pretty consistent.
    Even Luther, despite the melodramatic stories about his revolt and being on the lam from “assassins”, lived a full and happy life.
    From what I know about this (which is admittedly very very little), the Church does not do that kind of thing. And in the end, I think that is the right way to be. What good would be served by slapping Putin with a jail sentence or even a small fine? It would not bring about repentance, and it might even further harden his heart to the Church.
    I think it so much more civilized (and therefore Christian — or Christian and therefore civilized) to turn around and HELP those who have tried to do us harm. I am thinking of course of the example of Christ on the cross when he forgave those who crucified Him, but also of the true story behind the movie The Red and the Black.
    Anyone got some historical background on this?

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