Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz, the personal secretary of Pope John Paul II,
recently gave a Krakow cultural center the cassock he wore when Ali
Agca tried to assissinate him on May 13, 1981.
Mons. Jarek Cielecki - Director, Vatican Service News
“The
cardinal has preserved the cassock worn by Pope John Paul II that
tragic day of the attack, May 13, 1981; that blood-stained robe will
remain in the center dedicated to John Paul II that is being built in
Krakow".
The cassock will be on public display after the May
1st beatification.
The cassock, now a relic, was kept secret by
Cardinal Dziwisz.
The cultural center dedicated to John Paul II in
Krakow is located near the Shrine of Divine Mercy, which is closley
linked to the spirituality of Karol Wojtyla.