I have been watching the World Cup matches when I can. The end of the Uruguay-Ghana game yesterday was simply amazing. A Uruguayan player named Luis Suarez hand-balled a sure goal off the goal line at the very end of extra time (that's overtime for Americans!). Without it, Ghana would have won. With it, Ghana should still have won, but the penalty kick was missed, and Ghana went on to lose.
In reading the story about this, here's what caught my eye:
"To think that Suarez, when he committed the handball, knew what was going to happen afterward would be something superhuman," the coach said. "The hand of Suarez is the hand of God and the Virgin Mary -- that's how Uruguayans see it."
Uh, no.
2 comments:
I agree, "Uh, no" - but just to be sure we're on the same page: Suarez knowingly violated the rules - 100% chance of sure goal vs not100% chance of penalty kick. Even dropping the Virgin's supposed involvement, this makes God a participant in cheating.
Yes, Suarez knowingly violated the rules. I feel badly for Ghana - they should have won. But to then claim God and the Virgin's involvement? I think God's got more important things to do then an illegal handball!
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