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The Pontifical Council for Culture has included priests and seminarians from across the world to form the men’s cricket XI, with the help of a former Sydney Cricket Ground Trust member and current Australian ambassador to the Holy See. Vatican Nuncio Archbishop John McCarthy confirmed that the Vatican is on the lookout for nuns interested in forming a women’s XI, especially Indian, Pakistani and Sri Lankan nuns. Stating that the Vatican has recognized the fact that cricket has a very prominent position in the East and in the English-speaking world, Archbishop McCarthy also said that there are many priests and seminarians in Rome who have played and want to play cricket as it is a sport which covers many religions and ethnic groups. The nuncio further said that the Vatican could play the Hindus, Muslims, and Sikhs, adding that an ideal team would represent India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Australia, England, New Zealand, South Africa and the West Indies and would generate a lot of interest from the faithful in various areas of the world. The Vatican has had a national football side for decades, and Pope Francis is known to be a big fan of Argentinean club San Lorenzo, he added.
Posted on: Sun, 20 Oct 2013 00:33:11 +0000

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