Editing Pope Paul VI (section)

===Attempted assassination===
Shortly after arriving at [[Ninoy Aquino International Airport|Manila International Airport]], the Philippines on 27 November 1970, the Pope, closely followed by President [[Ferdinand Marcos]] and personal aide [[Pasquale Macchi]], who was private secretary to Pope Paul VI, were encountered suddenly by a crew-cut, cassock-clad man who tried to attack the Pope with a knife. Macchi pushed the man away; police identified the would-be assassin as [[Benjamín Mendoza y Amor Flores]] of [[La Paz|La Paz, Bolivia]]. Mendoza was an artist living in the Philippines. The Pope continued his trip and thanked Marcos and Macchi, who had moved to protect him during the attack.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.upi.com/News_Photos/view/upi/c3c63bdf79379c9f4ea490fd44bef1a5/Msgr-Pasquale-Macci-foils-assassination-attempt-on-Pope-Paul-VI-in-Manila/|title=Msgr. Pasquale Macci foils assassination attempt on Pope Paul VI in Manila|website=UPI|access-date=3 July 2017|archive-date=10 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810052840/http://www.upi.com/News_Photos/view/upi/c3c63bdf79379c9f4ea490fd44bef1a5/Msgr-Pasquale-Macci-foils-assassination-attempt-on-Pope-Paul-VI-in-Manila/|url-status=live}}</ref>