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Pope: "Sport a Building Block of Peace and Friendship Between Nations"
04-02-2010
(04 Feb 10 - RV) With only eight days to go to the beginning of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver Canada, Pope Benedict XVI has sent a telegram to the Archbishop of Vancouver, J. Michael Miller. In the telegram the Pope sends his good wishes to the people of the diocese, the participating athletes, organizers and the many community volunteers who are generously cooperating in the celebration of the significant international event.
The 21st Winter Olympics, will be held on February 12-28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the resort town of Whistler and in the Vancouver suburb of Richmond.
Both the Olympic and Paralympic Games are being organized by the Vancouver Organizing Committee (VANOC).
This will be the third Olympics hosted by Canada, and the first by the province of British Columbia.
In his telegram signed December 30th in the Vatican, but sent on Thursday, Pope Benedict writes that "such an important occurrence for both athletes and spectators allows me to recall how sport "can make an effective contribution to peaceful understanding between peoples and to establishing the new civilization of love" (JOHN PAUL II, Homily, 29 October 2000, 2).
In this light, the Pope urges that "sport always be a valued building block of peace and friendship between peoples and nations".
He also notes "the ecumenical initiative More Than Gold, intended to provide spiritual and material assistance to visitors, participants and volunteers alike", and prays "that all who avail themselves of this service will be confirmed in their love of God and neighbour".
With these sentiments in mind, the Holy Father invokes "the abundant blessings of Almighty God upon all associated with the celebration of the XXI Winter Olympic Games and the X Paralympics Winter Games".
http://www.radiovaticana.org/en1/Articolo.asp?c=354580
