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While diminutive cults like the Baptwits run around chasing imaginary wiccans and worrying about a few goth kids with black lipstick, The Holy Roman Church, the Church of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, has been busy developing a series of strategies to help foster our ever growing involvement with young Christians. Here is another fine example.
The Vatican is getting ready to battle it out with priests in Rome. On a soccer pitch.
"The Clericus Cup (is) an occasion for all those enthusiasts, and some former players - who are in seminaries today, attending university, studying to be a priest - to put themselves back in the game, dribbling, making saves and headers," the Italian Sports Center (CSI), which is organizing the event, said in a statement on its website.
CSI is a Christian organisation that promotes education through sport.
"The purpose is really to reinvigorate the tradition (of sport) inside the Christian community," CSI president Edio Costantini told Gazzetta dello Sport on Friday, crediting Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, the Vatican's secretary of state and an ardent Juventus fan, with the idea.
"Sport is a magnificent tool for bringing the young together ... Aside from physical training, a soccer match can serve as a (means to) personal, social and spiritual growth," Costantini said.
"A priest that can get together with kids to play soccer is the best advertisement for sporting culture inside the Church," Costantini added.
The coaching staff will also be exclusively clerical, Gazzetta reported. It did not say who the referees will be.
The late Pope John Paul II was a keen sportsman and played soccer in his youth, mostly as a goalkeeper.
"The Clericus Cup (is) an occasion for all those enthusiasts, and some former players - who are in seminaries today, attending university, studying to be a priest - to put themselves back in the game, dribbling, making saves and headers," the Italian Sports Center (CSI), which is organizing the event, said in a statement on its website.
CSI is a Christian organisation that promotes education through sport.
"The purpose is really to reinvigorate the tradition (of sport) inside the Christian community," CSI president Edio Costantini told Gazzetta dello Sport on Friday, crediting Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, the Vatican's secretary of state and an ardent Juventus fan, with the idea.
"Sport is a magnificent tool for bringing the young together ... Aside from physical training, a soccer match can serve as a (means to) personal, social and spiritual growth," Costantini said.
"A priest that can get together with kids to play soccer is the best advertisement for sporting culture inside the Church," Costantini added.
The coaching staff will also be exclusively clerical, Gazzetta reported. It did not say who the referees will be.
The late Pope John Paul II was a keen sportsman and played soccer in his youth, mostly as a goalkeeper.
Perhaps some day soon we could arrange a little friendly between Landover and Rome. Knowing the men here we would consider allowing you some roster space for Baptwit women...except in goal...given their circumferentially challenged nature.
Bless you, my envious ones
Father Mo
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