why does the pope drive around in his pope-mobile with the bulletproof...

He needs to have the windows up. He may feel secure having them down, but there are many who dislike this pope.

Maybe he thinks gun-control atheists couldn't shoot and hit the broad side of a barn?

he likes to feel the breeze in his hair

hahaha, the LDS prophet was waving at people with hsi windows open and all he had was MIB men with ear pieces in a parade.

Popemobile is an informal name for the specially designed motor vehicles used by the Pope during outdoor public appearances. The Popemobile was designed to allow the Pope to be more visible when greeting large crowds. There have been many different designs for Popemobiles since Pope John Paul II first used a modified truck to greet the crowds on his first trip to Poland as Pope.

Some Popemobiles are open air, while others have bulletproof glass to enclose the Pope. Some allow the Pope to sit, while others are designed to accommodate the Pope standing. The variety of Popemobiles allows the Vatican to select a vehicle appropriate for each usage depending upon the level of security needed and distance and speed of travel. The vehicle registration plate of the Popemobile reads "SCV 1". "SCV" stands for Stato della Città del Vaticano, which is Italian for the Vatican City State (literal translation: "State of the City of the Vatican").