Comments on: Trouble in Paradise: The Clericus Cup

By: Glen Rees: Your spiritual growth researcher

Glen Rees: Your spiritual growth researcher — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 12:28:30 +0000

While it is true that sport can help one transcend many of life’s trevails, Spiritual growth is hardly one of sports benefits.

True; sport can serve to:
improve ones self esteem(or destroy it),
pull one out of poverty(or drive one towards it thru gambling on sport),
improve working as part of a team (or drive one into reclusivity)
build tolerance (Or the want to destroy it)
build nobility of spirit (or build bitterness)
Can pull someone out of addiction (Or drive one into it)
Nevertheless transecedence thru sport can indeed serve as a powerful motivator for the betterment of self.

True spiritual growth builds compassion, nobility of spirit, understanding, patience, tolerance, honors all life, allows others to express however they so choose, and peace WITHOUT THE DOWNSIDE.

Peace to all.

By: Annett Hesse

Annett Hesse — Tue, 20 May 2008 07:48:34 +0000

I Football collection

By: ursus arctos

ursus arctos — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 11:16:32 +0000

I see that you have even managed to subvert the fomerly theologically sound Catholic News Service in the interests of your nefarious mission.

http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/0800454.htm

Marchpane must be helping you on this one; the degree of tradecraft evidenced so far is impressive.

By: Brian

Brian — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 21:07:46 +0000

JB:

I will not. It is my ordained mission to circulate blasphemous lies that have also been reported in the Guardian and the international press in order to bring down the Clericus Cup.

I would ask what in my post contradicts your assertion that the average Clericus Cup participant is a 26-year-old seminarian, but as far as I’m concerned, it’s all grist for my campaign of misinformation.

By: JB

JB — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 20:06:57 +0000

Brian:

Get your facts straight on the story, at least! First, the median age of the players is around 26. Secondly, they are predominantly students studying to be priests, not ordained priests. Third, no one, including the fans have ever disrupted a game. The municipality passed a noise ordinance because games were being played at 9am. Yes, some of the fans brought – good forbid – noise makers.

By: Davyd Trunyov

Davyd Trunyov — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 00:39:32 +0000

Well done Brian. Youtube has some great videos of this tournament http://youtube.com/watch?v=NPTkuXDGU_I and

By: Brian

Brian — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 23:18:07 +0000

Dave, the tournament’s actually using a sin-bin system (a blue card means you leave the game for a specified number of minutes; no word on whether confessing to the linesman gains you absolution) and players are still getting red-carded for verbal abuse!

I think taking the Lord’s name in vain actually is a red-cardable offense at this tournament, though. I’m not joking. I’m pretty sure I read that.

By: Dave's Football Blog

Dave's Football Blog — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 20:15:42 +0000

Two red cards for verbal abuse? Sounds like someone broke the second commandment. Ten Hail Marys for you, Father Bob.

Let’s just hope Dana Jacobson doesn’t show up.