Published: 2007-06-30

Wholesome and Social - Ethical Aspects of Sport in the Teaching of John Paul II

Weronika Zaremba
Seminare. Learned Investigations
Section: Socio-pedagogical sciences
https://doi.org/10.21852/sem.2007.24.22

Abstract

John Paul II judged that sport has great meaning in human life. To make sport available among men to teach them the values like: loyalty, persistence, friendship, community whether solidarity. Sport can also offe valuable contribution in peaceful agreement between nations as well as contribute to fixation in world of new civilization of love. John Paul II showed also how important is fair play in sport. Pope John Paul II worned of the dangers in sport. Warned from the obsession of profit and comercjalization from the best results in sport cost them their health through doping even whether use of different of prohibited methods.  Athletes especially the most famous become patterns for youth, therefore should remember about this, to they unreeled at me human features also and spiritual stately to imitation. Every sport contests should deliver entertainment and one should eliminate violence which prejudices great traditional sport foundations.  Sport can not be only aim, but it has to be to man's universal development values on attention deserve first of all. Man in sport should grow up spiritually, intellectually, morally and socially. Sport should be able to carry joy and to enrich man in every respect. 

Keywords:

human dignity, fair play, cheering, comprehensive human development

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Zaremba, W. (2007). Wholesome and Social - Ethical Aspects of Sport in the Teaching of John Paul II. Seminare. Learned Investigations, 24, 299–309. https://doi.org/10.21852/sem.2007.24.22

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