Pope gunman urges Benedict to quit
The Turkish man who shot Pope John Paul II said the current pontiff should resign
The Turkish man who shot Pope John Paul II has said Pope Benedict XVI should resign over the Catholic Church's handling of clerical sex abuse cases.
Mehmet Ali Agca, who emerged from prison in January nearly 29 years after wounding Pope John Paul II in Rome, has declared himself a messenger from God.
Agca told journalists in Istanbul: "I want the Pope to resign, not arrested," as he waved a Turkish newspaper reporting calls for the arrest of the Pope.
The press conference marked his first public comments since his release.
There are questions about Agca's mental health. Motives for the shooting of Pope John Paul remain a mystery.
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