The triggerman was apprehended almost immediately. He was identified as Mehmet Ali Agca, a Turkish terrorist. Agca had publicly vowed to kill the pope during the potiff's 1979 visit to Turkey.
The pope who has called for urgent action here saying these are the " vital lungs" of the planet in his noon prayers in the Vatican this day but whether or not that is heard in this deeply religious country.
Luther wrote " Why does not the pope, whose wealth today is greater than the wealth of the richest Crassus, build the basilica of Saint Peter with his own money rather than with the money of poor believers? "
But because Myanmar's leaders deny that and see the Rohingya as belonging to Bangladesh anyway, experts say the pope will have to discuss the situation very carefully to avoid offending his hosts.