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BUENOS AIRES, KOMPAS.com – It is not enough to make Diego Maradona an idol in the green grass, they are avid fans of establishing a religion dedicated to the cult of Maradona.
Launching 90min On Wednesday (11/25/2020), Maradona’s religion emerged after 3 fanatic fanatics of the attacker, namely Héctor Campomar, Alejandro Verón and Hernán Amez, founded the Maradoniana church (Iglesia Maradoniana) in 1998 in the city of Rosario in Argentina.
The date of the birthday of the former Argentine star, October 30, was later made “Christmas Day.”
Meanwhile, the day that Maradona scored 2 goals against England in the 1986 World Cup, that is, June 22, became “Easter Day”.
Maradona’s religion is currently 22 years old. At the beginning of its founding, the 3 friends estimated that their followers could only be around 30-40 people.
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But unexpectedly, today the Maradona religion they founded has a following of between 120,000 and 200,000 registered members from more than 130 countries.
“Our religion is soccer and, like all religions, it must have a god,” Alejandro Verón said. The Guardian in 2008.
“We will never forget the miracle he showed on the field and the spirit he instilled in the fans.”
“The reality of the church (Maradona), contrary to what most people thought, is that it is not a building. The church is the people, those who are loyal to Maradona, ”said founder Amez. ESPN in 2018.
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“When we talk about football, it is always Maradona,” he added.
The Maradonian Church is not a physical church building, it is a collection of affinity trips to Maradona.
The church runs through Argentina that has images, statues and ornaments of Maradona, which the group uses to worship.
Members completed their baptisms by recreating Maradona’s Hand of God goal from the 1986 World Cup.
Maradona’s church is equipped with 10 commands of its own, that is, first, the ball is never dirty. Second, he loves soccer above all else.
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Third, express unconditional love for Maradona and the beauty of soccer. Fourth, keep the Argentina uniform.
Fifth, spread the news of Maradona’s miracle throughout the universe. Sixth, respect the sanctuary in which he plays and his sacred uniform.
Seventh, do not declare Maradona a member of any team. Eighth, preach and spread the principles of the Church of Maradona.
Nine, make Diego your middle name and name your first son Diego. Tenth, do not live isolated from reality and do not be in vain.
The adherents also have a special prayer. “Our Diego, the artist of the earth. Consecrated the left foot. Your miracle comes, your goal is remembered.”
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The pain of worshipers
Diego Maradona, who passed away on Wednesday (11/25/2020) due to illness, is a pain for many of his fans, especially for his congregation that has embraced the Maradona religion.
The “church” of Maradona’s religion asked fans to gather at the Obelisk at 18:00 (2100 GMT) to pay their respects to Maradona.
The obelisk is known as a gathering place in downtown Buenos Aires for soccer celebrations.
If soccer is a religion in Argentina, then Maradona is their “God”. In addition, for the founders of the Maradonian Church, a group that mainly bases its activities on the Internet, which uses religious language to honor the player, according to France 24.
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“I chose not to speak. Today I’m going to the Obelisk,” said Guillermo Rodríguez, a fan who got his idol tattooed on October 30 to celebrate Maradona’s 60th birthday.
Rodríguez (42 years old), could not hold back the tears. He said that now he will never be able to fulfill his dream of hugging his idol.
“I was really shocked, deeply saddened,” said Gabriel Oturi, (68).
“I’ll be honest with you. I think he’s a great guy who doesn’t have very good people around him, which he takes a lot of advantage of,” Oturi added.
Maradona’s struggles with drugs throughout his career are part of what makes Argentina so protective of its heroes.
An anonymous user of social networks went viral with a message saying that Maradona “is a wandering, dirty and sinful God. The most human of God.”
