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Pope Benedict Leaves US After 6-Day Visit

Cheney says farewell to Benedict at departure ceremony

By Laurel Jorgensen,  Newser Staff

Posted Apr 20, 2008 10:31 PM CDT

(Newser) – Pope Benedict XVI concluded his 6-day US visit today, boarding the papal jet at JFK aqirport to return to the Vatican. “The time has come for me to bid farewell to your country,” Benedict said. “May God bless America.” Dick Cheney attended the departure ceremony, which capped Benedict’s day of visiting Ground Zero and celebrating Mass at Yankee Stadium.

“It has been a memorable week and Pope Benedict XVI has stepped into the history of our country in a very special way,” Cheney said. “Until we meet again, we ask your holiness to remember in your prayers the United States of America.”

Pope Benedict XVI says farewell to Dick and Lynne Cheney at New York's JFK International Airport, during a farewell ceremony on Sunday, April, 20, 2008.
Pope Benedict XVI says farewell to Dick and Lynne Cheney at New York's JFK International Airport, during a farewell ceremony on Sunday, April, 20, 2008.   (AP Photo/Stuart Ramson)
Pope Benedict XVI and Vice President Dick Cheney stand for the United States national anthem during a farewell ceremony at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport on Sunday, April, 20, 2008.
Pope Benedict XVI and Vice President Dick Cheney stand for the United States national anthem during a farewell ceremony at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport on Sunday, April, 20, 2008.   (AP Photo/Stuart Ramson)
Pope Benedict XVI gestures to the crowd at John F. Kennedy International Airport, as Dick and Lynne Cheney look on during a farewell ceremony at the end of the Pope's visit.
Pope Benedict XVI gestures to the crowd at John F. Kennedy International Airport, as Dick and Lynne Cheney look on during a farewell ceremony at the end of the Pope's visit.   (AP Photo/Stuart Ramson)
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