Pope Special Olympics: be a heartbeat for the world
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Thursday meeting with a
delegation from the Special Olympics International in the Vatican, said they
were “a sign of hope for all who commit themselves to a more inclusive
society.”
This March the Special Olympics World Winter Games, takes
place in Styria, Austria and on Thursday Pope Francis met a delegation from the
Special Olympics International telling them “you will be, as the theme of this
year’s event says, a “heartbeat for the world”.
In a way, the Pope told those gathered, “at the heart of all
sporting activity is joy: the joy of exercising, of being together, of being
alive and rejoicing in the gifts the Creator gives us each day. He continued,
“the sweetest victory is when we surpass ourselves – we realize what true and
well-deserved joy feels like.”
Sport, the Holy Fathered noted, “helps us to spread a
culture of encounter and solidarity.”
Together, he added, athletes and helpers show us that there
are no obstacles or barriers which cannot be overcome.
Pope Francis told the delegation, made up of athletes,
organizers and representatives, that they were, “a sign of hope for all who
commit themselves to a more inclusive society. Every life is precious, he
said, every person is a gift and inclusion enriches every community and
society.”
This is your message for the world, the Pope underlined,
“for a world without borders, which excludes no one.”
The Special Olympics World Winter Games 2017 will take place
between March 14th and 25th.
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