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He spoke of sports\u00a0and the Olympics today, according to Vatican Radio<\/a>:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u201cSports are at home in the Church\u201d \u2013 that\u2019s what Pope Francis told managers and athletes of Italy\u2019s National Olympic Committee Friday.\u00a0 In a meeting in the Vatican, the Pope congratulated them on Rome\u2019s candidacy as a possible venue for the 2024 Olympics, but quipped; \u201cI won\u2019t be here!\u201d<\/p>\n

\"AFP3776655_LancioGrande\"<\/a>He observed that Italy\u2019s National Olympic Committee celebrates its first centenary this year and recalled that it draws inspiration from the fundamental values laid out in the Olympic Charter, which places at the forefront the \u201ccentrality of the person and the harmonious development of humankind, the defence of human dignity.\u201d\u00a0 He remarked that the Charter stipulates that sport can contribute to the building of a better world, without wars and tensions, educating young people through sport practiced without discrimination of any kind \u2026 in a spirit of friendship, solidarity and loyalty.<\/p>\n

\u201cSport has always favoured a universalism characterized by brotherhood and friendship among peoples, peace and harmony among nations; by respect, tolerance, harmony of diversity,\u201d said the Pope. Sporting events, especially the Olympics, bring together representatives of nations with different histories, cultures, traditions, beliefs and values, he said.\u00a0 They can open \u201cnew routes, sometimes unexpected,\u201d\u00a0 in overcoming conflicts caused by the violation of human rights.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Olympic motto \u2013 \u201cCitius, Altius, Fortius\u201d \u2013 is not an incitement to the supremacy of one nation over another, of one people over another people,\u201d he continued.\u00a0 It is a challenge we are all called to \u2013 not just athletes, he added: \u201cto make the effort, the sacrifice, to achieve important goals in life, accepting one\u2019s own limitations without being hampered by them but trying to overcome them.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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