THE Vatican has formed a cricket team and has challenged the Anglicans to a match at Lords. Now that’s what I call a Lords’ Prayer!
The Pope’s X1, named St. Peter’s Cricket Club, will be composed of priests and seminarians….and perhaps a few ring-ins from the sub continent.
Australia’s ambassador to the Holy See, John McCarthy, was integral in the initiative and says he hopes the St Peter’s Cricket Club will field a team to play the Church of England at Lord’s, the home of cricket, by next September.
The Church of England responded with a statement from the Bishop of Shrewsbury Mark Rylands, a known cricket enthusiast, who said he looked forward “to welcoming them to England as brothers”.
Interesting. Two teams batting for the Lord at Lords. Sounds wicket!!!
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I always look forward to the ‘Pope Francis News Updates’ you write.
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The bloke certainly is newsworthy.
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At least they should get good weather for it right ?
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Bwah ha ha! This is the funniest thing I have read! How do they run in their skirts?
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What about fielding in slips ? Or bowling a maiden over ?
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What weould you call the teams? The Protestant Protestors? The Catholic Crusaders? Well, maybe not crusaders. Not politically correct. Maybe Catholic Cardianals or the Catholic Catacombs.
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Do you comb cats, Alexie?
I thought yu were supposed to brush them. 🙂
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Lol! The Catholic Catacombs
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!! “Two teams batting for the Lord at Lords. Sounds wicket!!!”
God’ll getcha for that!
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