Matt 5:39 instructs us to turn the other cheek and Matt 5:43 instructs us to love our enemies.  Matt 19:26 also tells us “with God all things are possible.” On May 13, 1981 Ali Agca an Islamic radical shot Pope John Paul II three times in an assassination attempt. After his recovery the Pope visited Ali Agca in his prison cell, forgave, witnessed and prayed for him in a display of obedience to Matt 5:39-43. 

Now just as Matthew told us following God’s instructions in love and forgiveness, what most thought impossible has happened. In a statement that has stunned many, especially in the Islamic world, Ali Agca has announced his conversion to Christianity.  He has also expressed his desire to be baptized and to bear witness. He hopes to some day visit and pray at John Paul II’s grave. 

Source: “The World Over” EWTN TV 5/23/09.

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