Oh, I hope this is true! Almost every priest my children were exposed to growing up was very short, very thin, and very weak looking. One of them did magic tricks on the altar during his homilies! He later left the priesthood.
The one breath of fresh air was one big, burly priest who talked about playing football as a teen and would sometimes play kickball with the kids at recess. He showed them you could love sports, being healthy and strong, and be a great Catholic in this day and age. We need real men of faith.
Fr. John Corapi
Now here is a priest a guy can relate to! For those of you who have never heard Father John Corapi preaching on EWTN, I will cut to the chase: Fr. Corapi is a kick-butt preacher who pulls no punches. If every diocese had one Fr. Corapi, the Catholic Church would...well, it would be a lot better off.