Four days after the attempt on his life, he offered forgiveness to his attacker,
23-year-old Mehmet Ali Agca, who was involved with the Grey Wolves,
a right-wing Turkish nationalist organization.
And Agca during the visit of John paul ii in sofia,
publicly thanked him for what he has proposed to rehabilitate bulgaria in the international arena, removing, thus, her suspicion in participation organizing the attempt on the pontiff.