Pope
Francis delivered a video message to the organisers, players and fans
participating in the 2014 World Cup tournament in Brazil. Delivered in
Portuguese, the message expresses the Holy Father’s hope that, in addition to a
celebration of sport, this World Cup can be transformed into a festival of
solidarity between peoples.The message goes on to say sport is not only a form
of entertainment, but also a tool to communicate the values that promote the
good of the human person and help to build a more peaceful and fraternal
coexistence.The Holy Father’s message also discusses the importance of sport in
moral education, since the sporting spirit is one that teaches the need for
discipline, effort and sacrifice to succeed and achieve excellence – becoming a
constant reminder of the sacrifices necessary to grow in the virtues that build
the character of a person.Football, the message continues to say, can and should
be a school for the formation of a "culture of encounter", leading to harmony
and peace among peoples – teaching as it does the value of fair play and
authentic team effort – values, the message concludes, without which all of
society is damaged.
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