{"id":4859,"date":"2006-06-09T09:47:35","date_gmt":"2006-06-09T14:47:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/2006\/06\/09\/and-he-took-a-world-cup-and-when-he-had-given-thanks\/"},"modified":"2006-06-09T09:47:35","modified_gmt":"2006-06-09T14:47:35","slug":"and-he-took-a-world-cup-and-when-he-had-given-thanks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.splendoroftruth.com\/curtjester\/2006\/06\/and-he-took-a-world-cup-and-when-he-had-given-thanks\/","title":{"rendered":"And he took a World Cup, and when he had given thanks"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Nottingham priest is hoping to draw football fanatics into church by creating his own World Cup chapel.<\/p>\n

Father David Cain has decorated the parish centre at St Barnabas’ Cathedral with flags of nations competing in the World Cup.<\/p>\n

Fans will be allowed to come into the Roman Catholic church and pray for their team during the tournament.<\/p>\n

Father Cain also hopes the display will encourage different nationalities to join together.<\/p>\n

He said: "Understandably, many people will be fiercely cheering on their own nation.<\/p>\n

"I believe sport, and football in particular can provide a great bridge in promoting harmony between nations despite differences that exist in race, religion or politics."<\/p>\n

He said the late Cardinal Hume was a big supporter of Newcastle United and Pope John Paul II was a keen footballer and goalkeeper in his younger days.<\/p>\n

Father Cain said the main places where people engage in communal singing are in church or on the terraces.
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