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President Reagan had many political allies.\xa0 We often write and talk about his relationship and friendship with British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.\xa0 And, of course, we also talk and write about his relationship, and ultimately friendship, with the Soviet Union\u2019s Mikhail Gorbachev.\xa0 Another leader with whom President Reagan had a special rapport was Pope John Paul II. As a best-selling author, Craig Shirley wrote in a 2015 Op/Ed, \u201cRonald Reagan and Pope John Paul II were men of the same moment. They were both horrified by nuclear war, they both hated communism and the Soviet Union, they both had been shot but survived and they both forgave their assailants.\u201d\xa0As we recall, President Reagan survived his assassination attempt on March 30, 1981.\xa0 Just six weeks later, on May 13, 1981, so did the Pope.\xa0 Upon hearing the news of the shooting, President Reagan issued this message to the Pope: Let's listen.