Our beloved Pope was an international sportsman in his younger days, at which sport?

Daioni

Football - I seem to remember reading somewhere that he was a goalkeeper. Jun 01 03, 7:18 PM

Linus

I agree with Daioni. The following site confirms this and also says that The Pope was a keen skier. http://www.guardian.co.uk/Print/0,3858,4619955,00.html Jun 01 03, 8:21 PM

Senior Moments

There is an urban myth that Pope John Paul II played rugby for Poland: This rumour was apparently started by a 1995 Rugby World Cup program. It maintains that he played for Poland, but the official Vatican web site has (or had) a questions and answers page that addresses this rumour. It says - in answer to a direct question about rugby - that as a youth he played soccer as a goalie. I have to believe the Vatican (in this matter). What's more, I have looked at a number of biographies and haven't seen any mention of his having played rugby. Jun 02 03, 8:00 AM

Son of The Household Cavalry

Are you sure that it was not a misprint and he often prays for Poland? Jun 02 03, 8:03 AM

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I do but it is obvious you do not. http://www.byrneweb.com/ben/daily/kaleidoquiz.html http://www.greenspun.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id=0005Ez are just two sites that agree Jun 02 03, 5:10 PM

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