Soccer and UNITY In a message last week, former U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan said “This thunderous solidarity is a tribute to you all… You won because you brought us all together. (…) The lasting trophy to take away from the tournament is this incredible moment of UNITY…” Have the recent buzz and excitement over [...]
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Pope and World Cup
June 23rd, 2010
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The Pope and the World Cup L’Osservatore Romano published an article last week titled, “When Ratzinger wrote about soccer,” focusing on the reflection the former cardinal and present-day Pontiff included in a 1985 book titled, “Suchen was droben ist” (Seek That Which Is Above). In his reflection, then-Cardinal Ratzinger wrote that “the World Cup, occurring [...]
