“It is unbecoming for a cardinal to ski badly.”

— Pope John Paul II

When asked whether it was becoming for a cardinal to ski (Cardinal Wojtyła was an avid skier).
Source: [Pakenham Longford (Earl of), Frank, 1982, Pope John Paul II: an authorized biography, W. Morrow]

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