Pope Francis has said that,
whilst Lionel Messi is not a god, though he admitted the player is undoubtedly
a great footballer.
Pope Francis, who is from
the same country with Messi, stated this after the Barcelona number 10 scored a
brace in his side’s 2-0 victory over Espanyol in the La Liga over the weekend.
When asked if it was a
sacrilege to call Messi “God,” thus breaking the third commandment by using the
Lord’s name in vain, Pope Francis told Spanish TV La Sexta show, “Salvados”:
“In theory, it’s a sacrilege.
“You can’t say it and I
don’t believe it. I think people say ‘he is God’ just as they say ‘I adore
you.’ You have to adore only God. It’s expressions that people use. This is a
god with the ball on the pitch. It’s a popular way that people have of
expressing themselves. Of course, it is a joy to watch Messi play. But he is
not God.” the Pope said.
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