Pope to Alex Zanardi: thank
you for giving strength to those who had lost it
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| Professional race car driver and paracyclist Alex Zanardi |
Pope Francis sends a letter to paralympic champion Alex
Zanardi, who was recently involved in a serious car accident.
By Vatican News
In a letter published in the Italian sports newspaper “La
Gazzetta dello Sport”, Pope Francis thanks paralympic champion Alex Zanardi for
“giving strenth to those who had lost it”.
The Formula 1 race car driver lost his legs after a terrible
accident on the race track in 2001. His story is a testimony to the value of
restarting and "a lesson of humanity”.
Pope's letter
In his letter, Pope Francis thanks the sportsman for his
ability to instill courage even in situations of great suffering.
"Dear Alessandro," he writes. "Your story is
an example of how to start again after a sudden halt. Through sport you have
demonstrated how to live life as protagonists, making disability a lesson in
humanity. Thank you for giving strength to those who had lost it. In this
painful moment I am close to you, I pray for you and your family. May the Lord
bless you and Our Lady keep you".
Charity
Pope Francis also expresses his closeness in prayer to
Zanardi, who has been in the intensive care unit of the university polyclinic
Santa Maria alle Scotte in Siena since last Friday, after he was involved in a
very serious handbike accident. The accident occured during a charity race
in the town of Pienza.
Earlier this month, Zanardi lent his support to the charity
auction, "We run together", promoted by the Pope, with the aim of
raising funds for the hospitals of Bergamo and Brescia, at the forefront of the
fight against Covid-19.
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