Ownership fight puts off U.S. auction of pope’s car

‘The planned multimillion-dollar auction of the only car Pope John Paul II ever owned was put off on Thursday until a judge can resolve a father-and-son tiff over who owns it.

The Illinois judge ordered the humble blue 1975 Ford Escort returned to Jerome Rich from Kruse International, the Indiana rare automobile museum and auction house where his son, Jim, originally bought it.

Jim shipped the car to Kruse International and an auction was set for June 5 at Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas. But his father asked the court to block the sale, saying that he was the rightful owner, and the judge put a halt to the plan.’

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