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| Pope John Paul 'wounded' in 1982 | Pope John Paul 'wounded' in 1982 |
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| A priest who attacked Pope John Paul II in 1982 reached the pontiff with a bayonet and drew blood, it has emerged. | A priest who attacked Pope John Paul II in 1982 reached the pontiff with a bayonet and drew blood, it has emerged. |
| The extent of the injury from the attack in Portugal was kept quiet, a film based on an aide's memoirs says. | The extent of the injury from the attack in Portugal was kept quiet, a film based on an aide's memoirs says. |
| The ultra-conservative Spanish priest, Juan Maria Fernandez y Krohn, was convicted and jailed in Portugal. | |
| His attack came a year after the Pope was wounded by Turkish gunman Mehmet Ali Agca in St Peter's Square in Rome. The Pope died in 2005, aged 84. | His attack came a year after the Pope was wounded by Turkish gunman Mehmet Ali Agca in St Peter's Square in Rome. The Pope died in 2005, aged 84. |
| I can now reveal that the Holy Father was wounded. When we got back to the room [in the Fatima sanctuary complex] there was blood Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz Film breaks usual Vatican secrecy | I can now reveal that the Holy Father was wounded. When we got back to the room [in the Fatima sanctuary complex] there was blood Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz Film breaks usual Vatican secrecy |
| The latest revelation was made in a new documentary film based on the memoirs of the Pope's personal secretary, Stanislaw Dziwisz. | The latest revelation was made in a new documentary film based on the memoirs of the Pope's personal secretary, Stanislaw Dziwisz. |
| He said that during the Pope's visit to a shrine in Fatima in Portugal, the priest came at the pontiff with a bayonet. | He said that during the Pope's visit to a shrine in Fatima in Portugal, the priest came at the pontiff with a bayonet. |
| According to Cardinal Dziwisz, the priest managed to draw blood with the weapon but was overcome by the Pope's security guards. | According to Cardinal Dziwisz, the priest managed to draw blood with the weapon but was overcome by the Pope's security guards. |
| "I can now reveal that the Holy Father was wounded. When we got back to the room [in the Fatima sanctuary complex] there was blood," he says in the documentary. | "I can now reveal that the Holy Father was wounded. When we got back to the room [in the Fatima sanctuary complex] there was blood," he says in the documentary. |
| Krohn was sentenced to six and a half years for the attack | Krohn was sentenced to six and a half years for the attack |
| The Pope did not reveal the injury at the time and continued with the trip. | The Pope did not reveal the injury at the time and continued with the trip. |
| There has been no comment from the Vatican on the cardinal's revelations. | There has been no comment from the Vatican on the cardinal's revelations. |
| The documentary film, Testimony, pulls together material from the Pope's private life as related by Cardinal Dziwisz. | The documentary film, Testimony, pulls together material from the Pope's private life as related by Cardinal Dziwisz. |
| He is now the cardinal of Krakow in Poland and served as John Paul's private secretary for nearly 40 years, including all his 27 years as Pope. | He is now the cardinal of Krakow in Poland and served as John Paul's private secretary for nearly 40 years, including all his 27 years as Pope. |
| The 90-minute film marks the first time the Vatican has opened its doors to foreign cameras. | The 90-minute film marks the first time the Vatican has opened its doors to foreign cameras. |
| Pope Benedict XVI will watch a preview later on Thursday. | Pope Benedict XVI will watch a preview later on Thursday. |