DBasia.news – Lionel Messi is a great and genius footballer, but according to Pope Francis, he is not God and Christians should stop seeing him as God.
Pope Francis originated from South America, precisely Argentina, who first served as the Pope. In addition, he was also the first non-European person since Pope Gregory III.
As an Argentine, Pope Gregory is famous for enjoying soccer. In fact, the man who has the birth name Jorge Mario Bergoglio is a big fan of San Lorenzo.
For Argentine soccer fans, Lionel Messi is the best player. In fact, it is not uncommon to compare Messi with God both in Argentina and in Barcelona.
Despite recognizing Lionel Messi as the greatest footballer, Pope Francis is unwilling to compare him with God. The 82-year-old man consideres penance with God as blasphemy.
“In theory, the discussion of Lionel Messi is God is blasphemy. You must not say that and I do not believe it,” said Pope Francis to La Sexta.
“I don’t believe Lionel Messi is God. People can say that because they admire him. However, only God has the right to be worshiped.”
“In my opinion, it is only praise from people. They express themselves. Of course Lionel Messi is a great player, but he is not God,” Pope Francis continued.
Lionel Messi’s performance is indeed above the average of footballer in general. Messi is Barcelona’s top scorer and current Argentine national team.