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Pope Francis has been in a wheelchair since a botched attempt to assassinate him in 2013.

Pope Francis is one of the most well-known religious figures in the world, but not everyone knows that he’s been in a wheelchair since an assassination attempt on his life in 2013. The Pope has been using a motorized scooter since suffering from a spinal injury as the result of an attack by a mentally ill man. The Pope was delivering mass at St Peter’s Basilica when he was shot by the gunman, who then attempted to shoot himself. Although he did not die, the Pope did suffer severe injuries and had to be rushed to hospital for emergency surgery.

Pope Francis’s scooter is actually more like a small golf cart than anything else. It is specially designed for him and allows him to get around Vatican City without assistance. It even has special controls that allow him to control it with his hands rather than with his feet.