Pope Francis told Spain's La Sexta TV that it is 'in theory' sacrilege for FC Barcelona supporters to believe veteran striker Lionel Messi is God. 'He brings happiness, but he isn't God,' said the pontiff.
The pontiff was speaking to host Jordi Evole on the 'Salvados' programme broadcast on Spanish TV channel La Sexta when he was asked about people referring to Messi as 'God'.Sacrilege: Pope Francis told Spanish TV it was 'in theory' wrong to believe FC Barcelona striker Messi was God
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