"The February 9, 2018, opening ceremonies for the Pyeongchang Winter Games in South Korea, promise to be a party of Olympian proportions.
The crowd will include nearly 3,000 athletes from 92 countries entering 102 event, coaches, trainers, friends, relatives, fans – and a delegation from the Holy See. The Holy See’s delegation got an invitation from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) – a first.
Getting into the spirit of the games, Monsignor Sanchez de Toca will present the President of the IOC, Thomas Bach, and Korean athletes with t-shirts of “Vatican Athletics”. No, the Vatican is not fielding a team for the 2018 Winter Olympics, but the Holy See and theHoly Father have been strong advocates of sports as a tool for breaking down international barriers and promoting peace.
Pope Francis devoted his August 2016 monthly prayer intention to the potential positive impact of sports: “That sports may be an opportunity for friendly encounters between peoples and may contribute to peace in the world.”
Sports are to be training grounds for virtue in life, according to Pope Francis, speaking toward the end of this April 6, 2016, General Audience in St. Peter’s Square, recalling that the day marked the Third International Day of Sport for Development and Peace, proclaimed by the United Nations.
“Sport is a universal language, which brings peoples close and can contribute to having individuals meet and overcome conflicts,” he reflected.
“Therefore,” Pope Francis continued, “I encourage you to live the sports dimension as a training ground of virtue in the integral growth of individuals and communities.”
The Holy See’s delegation will encounter an Olympic venue that offers a global range of culture, with food, shopping, entertainment and places of worship, according to Olympic organizers. Organizers also are providing the athletes with 110,000 condoms “to prevent the spread of disease”. That works out to more than three dozen condoms per athlete.
But the Holy See finds rays of hope. For example, athletes from both Koreas – North and South – will march together in the opening ceremony." Zenit
.......and all the world wondered after the beast. (even at the Olympics apparently)
Revelation 13:3
The crowd will include nearly 3,000 athletes from 92 countries entering 102 event, coaches, trainers, friends, relatives, fans – and a delegation from the Holy See. The Holy See’s delegation got an invitation from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) – a first.
Getting into the spirit of the games, Monsignor Sanchez de Toca will present the President of the IOC, Thomas Bach, and Korean athletes with t-shirts of “Vatican Athletics”. No, the Vatican is not fielding a team for the 2018 Winter Olympics, but the Holy See and the
Pope Francis devoted his August 2016 monthly prayer intention to the potential positive impact of sports: “That sports may be an opportunity for friendly encounters between peoples and may contribute to peace in the world.”
Sports are to be training grounds for virtue in life, according to Pope Francis, speaking toward the end of this April 6, 2016, General Audience in St. Peter’s Square, recalling that the day marked the Third International Day of Sport for Development and Peace, proclaimed by the United Nations.
“Sport is a universal language, which brings peoples close and can contribute to having individuals meet and overcome conflicts,” he reflected.
“Therefore,” Pope Francis continued, “I encourage you to live the sports dimension as a training ground of virtue in the integral growth of individuals and communities.”
The Holy See’s delegation will encounter an Olympic venue that offers a global range of culture, with food, shopping, entertainment and places of worship, according to Olympic organizers. Organizers also are providing the athletes with 110,000 condoms “to prevent the spread of disease”. That works out to more than three dozen condoms per athlete.
But the Holy See finds rays of hope. For example, athletes from both Koreas – North and South – will march together in the opening ceremony." Zenit
.......and all the world wondered after the beast. (even at the Olympics apparently)
Revelation 13:3
