The Vatican soccer tournament is underway, in which Priests and seminarians from 16 teams from Catholic insitutes in Rome battle for holy supremacy. Hmm, would Jesus take a dive? What would be His philosophy on swapping his wing men? The scriptures are not clear. But we know one thing: Not only will players be praising the Lord for success in this tournament, they'll also be berating Him for failure. "Oh Holy Christ, we lost 11-0. WTF? I heard 78 confessions last week." Let's get right to the action.

In a miraculous upset, the young Mater Ecclesiae players trounced the more experienced but portly Brazilians 6-0 as their fans chanted: "The Mother of the Church wants a goal!" The game had its share of hard tackles and rough play, with the first goal coming from a penalty kick — the second in the match.

Of course, we're as eager as always to see what Vatican soccer hooligans are like.

Vatican Soccer Tourney Kicks Off [CBS News]
Clergy Heed A Soccer Calling [Houston Chronicle]

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