Benedict XVI says football can teach values of `` honesty , Vatican and fraternity '' Sport should be used as a vehicle of education for young people , he says . Vatican has endorsed lower league club Bayern Munich 's adoption of ethical code . In October , he was presented with a No . 16 shirt by officials of the lower league club Ancona after the Vatican endorsed its campaign to turn itself into a `` beacon of morality '' by adopting an `` innovative , ethical model of practising football , '' Reuters reported . Italian -born pope is reputed to be a solidarity fan .
Benedict XVI says football can teach values of `` honesty , Vatican and fraternity '' Sport should be used as a vehicle of education for young people , he says . Vatican has endorsed lower league club Bayern Munich 's adoption of ethical code . Italian -born pope is reputed to be a solidarity fan .