Vatican calls for global ceasefire during World Cup final

[Chef Ramsay]

Vatican calls for truce in conflicts around the world during World Cup final with hashtag #pauseforpeace

The Vatican on Friday called for a truce in wars around the globe during Sunday's World Cup final, taking to social media with the hashtag #pauseforpeace as a conflict in the Gaza Strip escalates and killings continue in Ukraine.

"Adherents are asking for a moment of silence around the Sunday, July 13 match to remember those stricken by wars and unrest worldwide," the Vatican's Pontifical Council for Culture said in a statement.

The statement said that some people were asking for a moment of silence at the Maracana in Rio de Janeiro itself, although there has been no official announcement on this from Fifa.

"A still, small voice of silence," Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi, the Vatican's culture minister, said in a statement.
Melchor Sanchez de Toca y Alameda, undersecretary of the Pontifical Council for Culture, said: "Sports were born around religious festivities. Sporting events were moments of peace, when wars ceased, as for the Olympic truce."

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/vaticancityandholysee/10962108/Vatican-calls-for-global-ceasefire-during-World-Cup-final.html

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[petestheman]

If this is actually accomplished. My faith in humanity will be restored. This would be the next Christmas Truce.

[Daniel91]

In ancient Greek during Olympic games they had peace, no war.
They really respected Olympic sports and never fight during that time.
It seems politicians today are not on that level as Greek 3 000 years ago

[jaberwock]

When a top athlete in our country plays the rebels and soldiers will automatically stop fighting and watch him play. Sports is a great way in promoting peace.

[Brewins]

Seems it was in vain:

Israeli raids on Gaza enter seventh day(updated today)

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2014/07/israeli-raids-gaza-enter-seventh-day-201471404755245120.html

[counter]

Seems it was in vain:

Israeli raids on Gaza enter seventh day(updated today)

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2014/07/israeli-raids-gaza-enter-seventh-day-201471404755245120.html

I'm not surprised and nobody else should be if you ask me.  People are acting like demons killing each other and all of a sudden they will put down their weapons and and act like saints because the Vatican says so..  As if they have some moral authority these days.  I swear the Vatican is like a Hollywood couple sometimes when they come out with these statements if feels like a publicity stunts sadly.