When Pope John Paul II was shot by a gunman on May 13, 1981, he later forgave him.
The assailant, 23-year-old escaped Turkish murderer Mehmet Ali Agca, fired four shots, one of which hit the pontiff in the abdomen, narrowly missing vital organs, and another that hit the pope’s left hand. A third bullet struck 60-year-old American Ann Odre in the chest, seriously wounding her, and the fourth hit 21-year-old Jamaican Rose Hill in the arm. Agca’s weapon was knocked out of his hand by bystanders, and he was detained until his arrest by police. The pope was rushed by ambulance to Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, where he underwent more than five hours of surgery and was listed in critical but stable condition.
“John Paul II said, ‘The gunman fired the gun, but Mary guided the bullet.”
From History.com
I’m not Pope of Jesus. I’d be fine shooting these thieves.