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''The Pope was like a moving target in a shooting gallery, slowly bending and turning his head as he blessed the crowd in St. Peter's Square,'' Dr. [Giancarlo Castiglione] said in the interview. ''It is a miracle. If you look at an anatomy book, you cannot find a space wide enough for a bullet to pass through and miss so many vital organs.'' ''The Pope looked rather pale, but he nodded,'' Dr. [Antonio G. Lucia] recalled in an interview. ''I told him not to worry. 'Everything is organized for your care,' I said.'' Dr. [Francesco Crucitti] said after visiting the Pope at Gemelli Hosptial today that ''all the parameters, the vital signs, are normal.'' ''There is no more danger to his life,'' he said. ''It's now a question of convalescence. If all goes normally, he should be fully recovered in 60 days or so.''

The consultants said that, although they were ''pleased by his progress to date, it is clear that even a patient as remarkably fit as the Pope will require a prolonged period of recuperation.'' ''It is a very special consulting team for a very special patient,'' Prof. Emilio Tresalti, the chief of staff of Gemelli Hospital, said in an interview. The selection was made by the Pope's doctors at Gemelli Hospital, Professor Tresalti said, adding that the Vatican was paying the consultants' travel expenses. It was not disclosed whether they would also be paid fees

Learning to be a patient - let alone a good one - is hard for anyone. And every person reacts differently on becoming a patient. The Gemelli Hospital's bulletins on the Pope's condition have contained few facts about the human side of the Pope as a patient. But some insights can be derived from comments made by doctors close to the case. When the Polish physician arrived here this weekend, he denied Italian press reports that he would bring special drugs to help in the Pope's treatment. ''I come more as a friend than as a doctor. I have brought only my experience and my hands,'' Dr. [Gabriel Turowski] said. The tone of the medical bulletins has been very cautious, in keeping with the gravity of the Pope's condition. The doctors who appear on television news programs reading those bulletins look fresh and relaxed, and one reason is that they are hospital officials who are not directly involved in the Pope's care. The faces of the doctors who are directly responsible are drawn and tense, reflecting their fatigue and anxiety. Since the operation, the Pope's doctors have taken turns staying in the hospital. While the Pope was in intensive care, one member of the surgical team slept in the intensive care unit, ready to handle any unexpected emergency in the Pope's case

Father [Romeo Panciroli] stressed that the consultations were not linked to the Pope's condition. Rather, he said, the consultants were accepted because of the worldwide interest shown in prayers for the Pope's recovery. The Pope still has a fever, according to today's medical bulletin, but shows no sign of infection. The hospital superintendent, Prof. Luigi Candia, said that infections such as peritonitis were still theoretical possibilities. Favorable Progress Reported The bulletin said that laboratory tests showed that the Pope was progressing favorably. His blood pressure was 140/90 and his pulse 90 beats a minute with a normal rhythm. His respiration rate was 20 to 24 an hour. All the values were slightly elevated but consistent with the Pope's status after surgery

In a bulletin issued this morning, the Pope's doctors said that such a transfer would take place ''in the near future.'' The tone of the bulletin, although cautious, was more positive than that of the eight previous bulletins issued since the Pope underwent a fivehour-and-25-minute operation on Wednesday to repair extensive damage to his bowel. The Pope's doctors are also prescribing breathing exercises to help prevent pneumonia and other complications that could affect his lungs. As further evidence of the doctors' apparently lessening anxiety about the Pope's condition, they said they would issue only one bulletin a day starting tomorrow, instead of the two a day they have issued up to now

An evening medical bulletin said that the Pope's condition showed a ''progressive improvement'' and that his urine output was normal. Gemelli Hospital was described in a book on health treatment centers abroad as ''most impressive'' and a full-service hospital of Sacred Heart University ''in uniformly excellent condition, with good coronary and intensive care plus all medical and surgical specialties.'' The book, ''Traveling Healthy - A Complete Guide to Medical Services in 23 Countries'' by Sheilah M. Hillman and Dr. Robert S. Hillman, was published by Penguin Books

''But we have some fears,'' Professor [Emilio Tresalti] said in an interview tonight. ''Nothing has gone wrong so far,'' he said. He stressed, however, that the medical team's chief concern was the serious risk of infection, particularly peritonitis, from the feces that spilled into the Pope's abdominal cavity when a bullet tore several holes in his bowel, or intestines. Peritonitis is an inflammation of the peritoneum, which is the protective covering of the intestines. Pancreas Not Injured The Pope had lancing pains in his abdomen yesterday, but Professor Tresalti said the pain was milder today and that ''he was in a good mood.'' The Pope was given what Professor Tresalti would describe only as ''light pain medication -not morphine.'' He declined to give more details except to say that ''today he received practically no drugs for this purpose.''

Yesterday morning, in the only medical bulletin of the day issued by the Pope's doctors, his vital signs were reported as stable. The doctors said that the Pope was in critical condition and that they could be neither optimistic nor pessimistic about his recovery. The bulletin said that he had a slight temperature of 37.3 degrees centigrade, or about 100 degrees Fahrenheit. His pulse rate was 105 beats a minute and the rhythm was normal. The pulse was somewhat faster than usual, but such rates vary from individual to individual. His blood pressure was 130/90, which would be considered normal for the situation. His respirations were 22 a minute, slightly faster than the usual 16 to 18 a minute. Drugs Are Not Specified Doctors generally choose a combination of two or more antibiotic drugs to cover the wide variety of bacteria that ordinarily live in the large bowel and compromise what is known as ''the normal flora.'' Ordinarily, that bacterial flora is not only harmless but also plays a crucial role in nutrition and digestion

''The main risk now is infection,'' a hospital spokesman said. In addition to the bullet that ''went through the abdominal cavity,'' the Pope suffered two minor gunshot wounds in his right arm and one in his left hand, according to the hospital's director, Prof. Luigi Candia. The general rule is ''if in doubt, resect,'' Dr. Joseph Wilder, a surgeon at Mount Sinai Hospital who has had wide experience with gunshot wounds, said in an interview. Sometimes surgeons do a second resection during a single operation when they find the first was not fully successful because, for example, too little of the bowel was removed the first time

Today, after Mr. [James S. Brady] had read newspapers, watched television and sat up for the first time in two weeks in his room at George Washington University Hospital, Dr. Kobrine described his patient's recovery as ''extraordinary'' - although that recovery has been hampered by several life-threatening complications. The most serious indication of the favorable chances for Mr. Brady's recovery is that Mr. [Reagan] is holding his job open for his return. The offer is understood to be based partly on the medical opinion that Dr. [Arthur I. Kobrine] said he gave to White House officials. ''Nothing now precludes Mr. Brady from eventually resuming his duties'' as press secretary, Dr. Kobrine said in an interview, although he emphasized that he was not offering a prediction. Mr. Brady's recall of more recent events was ''fuzzy'' at times, usually when he was fatigued, Dr. Kobrine said. Although Mr. Brady's brain was severely damaged by the bullet, it seems to have retained everything stored in the past. ''His computer didn't crash,'' Dr. Kobrine said, adding that ''for a while he may have some trouble storing new information. That doesn't bother me because that situation is almost always reversible. Part of the problem is that any patient who stays in the same room for so long loses track of time. The brain needs references that his hasn't had a chance to get since the shooting.'' ''We have had many forks in the road with Mr. Brady, and, knock on wood, so far we have gone down the right paths,'' Dr. Kobrine said. Other complications could develop any time in the next year. ''Statistically that is unlikely, but it's not zero,'' Dr. Kobrine concluded