Pope Appears in Good Form During Address

I can’t decide whether this geezer is a hero, a true religious icon with a mission, or just someone who can’t let go. Who knows? Maybe the job is what keeps him alive.

You go, JP.

VATICAN CITY — Pope John Paul II appeared in good form and spoke in a strong, relatively clear voice during his Sunday address at St. Peter’s Square, his second since being released from the hospital 10 days ago.

From his window at the Vatican, the 84-year-old pontiff read his entire address, stopping briefly to cough and skipping a Latin prayer but continuing to the end with no apparent problems.