The categorical answer of Pope Francis to the question of knowing it's wrong to compare Lionel Messi with God

Interviewed by a Spanish TV show, Pope Francis asked if it was wrong to say that Lionel Messi is the god of football. His opinion was overwhelming.

His Holiness spoke with the journalist Jordi Évole in the broadcast Saved and at the end of the note, he refers to Messi.

Pope He answered Messi's comparison with God in the sense of football, something that is very common in Leo's most fanatical.

"Your Holiness, you who know both (in reference to God and Messi), do you think it is a sacrilege to say that Messi is God?" Asked Evole. "In theory, it's a sacrilege, you can not say it, but I do not think so. You believe him? "answered Francisco. Immediately, Évole responded with a brief "Yes" and the Holy Father closed the conversation by saying "Me no".

Then the pope gave his explanation: "People say," It's God "and" I adore you. "These are expressions of people, it's a God who has the ball in the field. "It's not God, but it's fine as he plays."

Francisco is a football fan and a fan of San Lorenzo, and of course the Argentine national team.