A church in honour of late Argentine football legend Diego Maradona has recently opened its doors to worshippers in Mexico, Reuters reports.
Inside the church, the Catholic Stations of the Cross are recreated with photos of Maradona from his childhood to emblematic meetings with the late Cuban leader Fidel Castro and Pope Francis.
The church in the central Mexican city of Puebla, which opened on July 7, celebrates the “religion” created in Argentina in 1998 by the admirers of the late football legend Maradona.
The Maradonian religion has spread to several countries around the world and has more than half a million followers.
Marcelo Buchet, who unveiled the building, said the church is a place for “crazy” Maradona fans like him to display their veneration for the 1986 World Cup winner.
“It is not like going to another church, sitting down and listening,” he said.
“Here, you are part of everything. People have accepted this, and they are very happy. I have seen people cry; people throw themselves at his picture, pray. I feel much better that I’m not the only crazy one.”
Maradona, who died in November 2020 shortly after celebrating his 60th birthday, achieved soccer glory after winning the 1986 World Cup in Mexico, which crowned him one of the best players of all time.
Maradona was an unstoppable force on his course to reaching the very top of the game.
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