No wonder he wore the Ring of the Fisherman
One of the photos shows Karol Wojtyla, then the archbishop of Krakow, wearing a T-shirt, shorts and a red bandana scarf. An enormous fish is lying at his feet. Another photo depicts Wojtyla having a meal in front of his tent.
The photos were taken during a summer trip that the future pope took with his friends from the university. They slept in tents, went kayaking, fishing, contemplated nature and discussed such issues as love, responsibility and morality.
Andrea Tornielli, an expert on Vatican told Il Giornale that till now the existence of the photos was kept secret and they have never been publicly displayed till now. Soon the unknown photos of John Paul II will be published in a book on marriied life written by Wojtyla in 1968. [reference]
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You can also tell he did a lot of hiking (and skiing).
The article in ilGiornale features that photo and also includes a small slideshow.
Is that a gar?
That's a scapular he's wearing around his neck.
The picture is small so I'm not sure, but it looks like he was also wearing a brown Carmelite scapular. Would you please confirm? Thanks!
Mary CO, that looks like either a large pike or a small muskellunge. I think that trip of JP2 was in Zacopane. Need to go find out what kind of fishing they have there.
My youngest boys, great fishermen that they are, will love that photo. :-)
- Don
Mary CO, that looks like either a large pike or a small muskellunge. I think that trip of JP2 was in Zacopane. Need to go find out what kind of fishing they have there.
My youngest boys, great fishermen that they are, will love that photo. :-)
- Don
Looks like a scene from our family vacations up in Northern Michigan. Wish the good Karol Wojtyla had stopped by, there was good fishing in the lake!
Bazco --
I am guessing it is a Carmelite scapular. JPII was very devoted to the Carmelites (he wanted to apply to them but the bishop said no) and did his doctoral disertation on St. John of the Cross.
Have you cleared this photograph with PETA?
But it's okay to eat river-kittens.
It's probably a pike. Pikes are very Slavic fish.
The paper underneath the fish is actually an undercover Swiss Guardsman. You can tell because he's holding a pike.
You can also tell he did a lot of hiking (and skiing).
He's got legs like an NFL runningback.
Holy cats are those legs or tree trunks??
Holy cats are those legs or tree trunks??
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