If God favors those who follow him, how come The Vatican failed to win any Gold Medals in Beijing?

Question

Check and Mate, Christians!

Answer 1

Although about 1 in 6 athletes in the Olympics games was Catholic, the mission of the Catholic Church is to win souls for Christ, not medals for athletics.

A much more important challenge in Communist China is the struggle for human rights like the freedom of religion.

The neighborhood Catholic Churches in China are under the authority of the Chinese government, not the Pope.

The Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association is a division of the People's Republic of China's Religious Affairs Bureau to exercise state supervision over mainland China's Catholics. The Communist Party of China wants no organization in mainland China owing allegiance to "foreign influence", in this case, every other Catholic on the planet including the Pope.

Ever since it's creation in the 1950's, the Catholic Church has deplored the attitude and activities of the Association and declared the bishops who participated in consecrating new bishops selected by the Association to be excommunicated.

It is estimated that there are 13 million Catholics in China, 8 million following the underground church still loyal to Rome and 5 million following the officially sanctioned Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association.

With love in Christ.

Answer 2

Because swimming in papal robes would just weigh the swimmer down!

Answer 3

those ugly uniforms the guards wear are really, really hard to swim in.

Answer 4

Who said God favors thoes who follow him?  The bible is full of stories of God ******* with people who do nothing but worship him.  See the Book of Job.  Look at the entire history of the Jewish people (who worshiped the same Christian God before Christ shoewed up)  Look at Jesus's apostels: only ONE out of the 12 died of old age, the rest were stoned to death and such.  If anything God says, "While you're on Earth you're on your own.  I'll take care of you after you die."

Answer 5

Actually...they did...kind of.  

Pope Benedict took the form of Shawn Johnson and did a kick *** routine on the balance beam.  I thought this was common knowledge.

Was he not cute as a button when he was chattin' with Bob Costas?

Answer 6

The Chinese bribed him just like the judges.

Answer 7

The pope-mobile couldn't jump hurdles? :-)

Answer 8

Uhm..you can't see the medals?  Strange, because I can.