ROME—The 15 priests and priests-to-be stood in a circle in the seminary lobby for cheap air max their morning prayer. Led by a deacon in a Minnesota Wild hockey T-shirt, they worked through a hymn and then on to the book of Romans, their clear voices echoing through the room. A few wore the traditional black shirt and collar. Most went with shorts and flip-flops. The one who arrived late, the one they barely noticed, air max nikewas wearing a Captain America costume.
This is how game day starts for the soccer team at the Pontifical North American College, a 153-year-old American seminary here. It is the solemn ritual before the priests go off to ruin other priests' Saturdays in the Clericus Cup, a tournament that pits nike air max classic squads from 16 seminaries against each other in a battle for the city's Catholic sports bragging rights—with the utmost humility, of course.
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