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Catholic News Pope John Paul II secretly left the Vatican to go on over 100 skiing trips in Italy, the Catholic News Service has reported. Dressed in a jacket, beret and sunglasses, he was rarely recognised, according to new revelations by his former secretary, Cardinal Stansilaw Dziwisz. He describes the secret outings in a book of memoirs to be published in a few days time...
See: http://www.cathnews.com/news/701/144.php
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I didn't realise JPII was a keen skier until I was discussing skiing with one of my patients, who is a Polish emigre, and he casually mentioned that he used to ski with him as a young guy back in Poland. I wasn't 100% convinced until I saw the guy six months later and he brought in a very old photo of the two of them together!
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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He better watch out some guy's about to lift his wallet out of his back pocket!
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I can see it now St John Paul of the Alps!
He was also a keen footy player, playing as a keeper as a young man.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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| Mattmulkeen wrote: |
I can see it now St John Paul of the Alps!
He was also a keen footy player, playing as a keeper as a young man. |
At least he wasn't a member of the hitler youth!
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I don't think you had a lot of say in whether or not you joined the Hitler Youth!
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At least he wasn't a member of the hitler youth!
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Thats true, and whats yer point. This is a sort of nice story about a guy who the poles absolutley love and a guy who loved his sport too! Shame you couldn't leave it at that.
Best wishes
Matt 
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Mattmulkeen,
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| He was also a keen footy player, playing as a keeper as a young man. |
I've had a ski instructor tell me to adopt the stance of keeper facing a penalty: pretty stable, but able to take off in any direction - maybe the football stood JPII in good stead! Incidentally, during his pontificate, I think he mainly skied in the Appenines rather than the Alps. 
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Bless.
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davidof,
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At least he wasn't a member of the hitler youth!
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......quite the opposite, if my World War II history serves me correctly, during a cordon search in Warsaw I believe, he was hidden in the basement of a house, in which all persons were executed by SS troops.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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| Mattmulkeen wrote: |
He was also a keen footy player, playing as a keeper as a young man. |
Yeah - and he had trouble with his crosses 
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