Posted: Thu 12:26 PM, Feb 10, 2005
Updated: Thu 2:41 PM, Feb 10, 2005
Pope Goes Home
Pope John Paul II left a Rome hospital in his white popemobile Thursday, 10 days after suffering breathing spasms that left him bedridden and rekindled debate about his ability to continue leading the Roman Catholic Church.
Under heavy security, the 84-year-old pope was bundled into the vehicle inside a covered entrance to Rome's Gemelli Polyclinic to shield him from the winter chill. Police sealed off St. Peter's Square to tourists, and hundreds of cheering Romans lined the route to the Vatican.
The pontiff waved to the crowds and blessed the faithful standing behind barriers along his route.
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