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

    Question #34665. Asked by mochyn.

    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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