Pope to skaters: ‘skating offers
an exhilarating experience’
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| World Figure Skating Championships 2018 in Milan (ANSA) |
Pope Francis reflects on the beauty of sport in an audience
with a Delegation of the International Skating Union.
By Linda Bordoni
Pope Francis welcomed members of the International Skating
Union to the Vatican on Thursday with a reflection on the beauty of sport.
Noting that the aim of the Union is not only to promote ice
skating worldwide, he said it is also to allow more and more people to
experience the beauty of this sport.
“All sports are in fact a cause and an expression of joy:
‘the joy of exercising, of being together, of being alive and rejoicing in the
gifts the Creator gives us each day,’” he said.
Freedom of movement, discipline, personal excellence
This is true, in a particular way, for those who skate he
said, remarking on the fact that “skating offers an exhilarating experience of
life and freedom of movement, together with a training in discipline, team work
and the pursuit of personal excellence”.
The Pope also highlighted the value of the sport as an
inclusive one, that he said, erases social barriers and is open to people of
every age.
Pope Francis’s directed the last words of his discourse to
managers and trainers urging them to guide young people helping them “through
athletics, to mature as productive members of the larger community”.
Precious preparation for running the race of life
“The values of respect, courage, altruism, balance and
self-control learned in sport are a precious preparation for success in running
the race of life,” he said: “Sport, in a word, is always meant to be at the
service of humanity”.
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