One of this morning's top headlines on Google was that the Pope was unharmed after someone lunged at the popemobile.Okay, what exactly IS the popemobile? The word is pretty offensive. Sounds like he is puttering around in a golf cart. Trusty Wikipedia helped me work it out.
Apparently, after a few assassination attempts, a new type of car was created in the 80s. Each country that the Pope visits has to have one made and then they just normally display it in a museum and wait for his next visit back. In Portugal, private donors gave millions of dollars to have one constructed. The glass is bulletproof, bombproof (is that possible), and allows that Pope to still be seen as he stands (or sits) and waves to the crowds.
Last words: "In 2002, John Paul appealed to the media to stop referring to the custom-made vehicle as the popemobile, because he believed the title was undignified." I agree, completely. It sounds awful. However, it is still kind of funny, especially when you see how strange the vehicle looks.
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