Also on X, the bishop of Orihuela-Alicante, José Ignacio Munilla, shared the coach’s witness to the faith, when questioned at a press conference by an atheist journalist about the role that God would play in the final match.
De la Fuente responded by pointing out that “faith is something personal and transferable” before explaining his case in particular: “Since I am free and I can choose what I believe I have to do, based on my intelligence and my experiences (…) well, they induce me to believe in God and give me a lot of assurance and a lot of strength.”
This public declaration of faith led the prelate to recall the words of Leo Messi after winning the soccer World Cup, who acknowledged: “I didn’t do anything, it was God who made me play like this.”
In reference to both testimonies of faith, Munilla added: “How can we not recall those words of Jesus?: ‘Whoever confesses me before men, I will also confess before the Father (Matthew 10:32).’”
In a post on X, the bishop of Vitoria, Juan Carlos Elizalde, congratulated the Spanish team along with the winner of the Wimbledon tennis tournament, Carlos Alcaraz, wishing “that many young people will follow you in the example of using free time for sports, teamwork, healthy competitiveness and effort and improvement to be better every day. You have given us an unforgettable afternoon!”
Other Catholic aspects of the Spanish team
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