Pope to Settecolli swimmers: virtue, gratitude,
stewardship
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis received
athletes, organisers and sponsors of the "Settecolli"international
swimming competition on Saturday.
The Settecolli event is the last major competition ahead of
the World Championships in Budapest in July
In remarks to his guests, who were gathered in the
Clementine Hall of the Apostolic Palace on Saturday, Pope Francis said that
swimming - especially competitive swimming - is an extremely demanding form of
athleticism that requires the cultivation of many virtues, and also presses us
to reflect on the gift of water.
"Your competitiveness, your racing, your living in contact
with water, can also be a contribution to a different 'culture of water': water
is life - without water there is no life - and to talk about life is to talk
about God, the origin and source of life. Even our Christian life begins with
the sign of water, with Baptism," Pope Francis said.
More than 700 athletes from 36 countries are participating
in the Settecolli competition this weekend.
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