Archbishops of LA, Cincinnati get in Super Bowl spirit with friendly betting – Orange County Register
The Archbishops of Los Angeles and Cincinnati are in Super Bowl spirit – placing friendly bets on their home teams ahead of Sunday’s big game between the Rams and Bengals.
Archbishop José H. Gomez of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles is bringing a batch of pies from Porto’s famous LA bakery to his hometown Rams, while Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr of Cincinnati is betting a case of Cincinnati’s own Graeter ice cream on a Bengali.
The two archbishops announced their bets Thursday in a joint video post.
“I look forward to celebrating the Rams’ victory with Graeter’s delicious ice cream that Archbishop Schnurr will send my way,” Gomez said.
For his part, Schnurr said, “One of the best parts of the Bengali victory will be digging into Porto’s famous cookies and pastels provided by my friend Archbishop Gomez. .”
More seriously, the archbishops are also using the game as an opportunity to raise funds for each archdiocese’s Catholic Education Foundation – with the winning team’s diocese receiving 60% of the proceeds. and another diocese received 40%.
They call for potential sponsors to visit Bis BishopBigGame.com or follow #BishopsBigGame on social media to donate to Catholic school students on behalf of their favorite soccer team.
All proceeds will go directly to the respective diocesan CEF, which provides need-based tuition assistance to students attending Catholic schools.
To kick things off, Gomez and Schnurr each donated $1,000 to the general fund.
“We may not agree on the winning team, but on Catholic education we bet on Catholic schools in both archdioceses,” Gomez said.
https://www.ocregister.com/2022/02/10/portos-v-graeters-archbishops-of-la-cincinnati-get-in-super-bowl-spirit-with-friendly-wager/ Archbishops of LA, Cincinnati get in Super Bowl spirit with friendly betting – Orange County Register
