Remembering ‘Karol’ in Wadowice

THE rest of the world knew him as John Paul II.

To the inhabitants of Wadowice, the busy little town to the south of Krakow where he was born 92 years ago, he was Karol, or to his closest friends “Lolek”.

Karol Wojtyla is remembered for many things in his home town, among them his passion for sport. There are pictures of him on skis, on the tennis court, swimming, in a kayak but above all playing football. Usually in goal.