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Washington Post: Pope John Paul II breathed on his own Feb. 25, after surgery opened a slit in his windpipe to keep air moving into the lungs.

The aging pope was unable to speak, however, and would not be able to speak for several days, Vatican spokesman Joaquin Navarro-Valls said.

Normally, the inability to celebrate Mass would mean the end of a priest's career. However, in a recent issue of the Italian magazine Famiglia Cristiana, a church law expert said that what holds for priests does not necessarily hold for the pope. The pope can govern through written word and need not step down if he is mute.

In any case, the gravity of Thursday's surgery will undoubtedly renew the debate over whether John Paul should resign.

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