Life has been given to him anew. When he went to the Vatican caves after the assassination, he said: “And I could already be here and rest. I was saved by the intercession of Our Lady of Fatima.”
He became interested in the Fatima apparitions while he was still in the hospital. He wanted to fulfill, and indeed later he fulfilled the request of Our Lady given to the children of Fatima. He also wanted one of the bullets that struck him (the other was never found) to be placed in the crown of the statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the sanctuary.
Earlier, when he was still alive, I talked about it. I wanted to talk because – it may sound cliché, but please understand me – this tragedy ended happily. But, now that he’s gone, it’s not easy for me to go back to that day with my memories… However, a question mark remains. A terrible question mark: who armed Ali Agca’s hand?
With the consent of Fr. Cardinal Stanisław Dziwisz – “At the side of the Saint”
Św. Stanisław BM Publishing House, Cracow 2013
