Greatest sportsperson to be made Pope?

Question

(This question is dedicated to the Fonz/mysterious stranger)

Answer 1

Eddie?

Answer 2

well id Kaka was catholic he could be the pope

Answer 3

Alas, my knowledge of sporting Popes through the ages is a bit lacking. I think I read somewhere that Pope Benedict XVI is a keen base-jumper, but don't hold me to that.