Renz Monique A.

Ramos

Descriptive Essay

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THE POPES VISIT

Pope Francis is a pope of the Catholic Church, he holds the title ex officio for
being the Bishop of Rome, in which capacity he is also the absolute sovereign of
the Vatican City State. Furthermore, the pope was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, he
worked as a chemical technician and nightclub bouncer before beginning seminary
studies. Cardinal Luis Tagle personally requested the pope to visit the Philippines on the
day of his inauguration as pope. In a pastoral letter dated 7 July 2014, the Catholic
Bishops' Conference of the Philippines announced the theme of the papal visit, "A
Nation of Mercy and Compassion." The theme was later shortened to "Mercy and
Compassion.
Pope Francis is expected to arrive in Manila from Sri Lanka by plane past 5 p.m.
on January 15, and will go on a motorcade to his official residence in the Philippines.
The following morning, January 16, Pope Francis will be officially welcomed by
President Benigno S. Aquino III at Malacaan Palace on J. P. Laurel Street in Manila.
The Pope will also meet Philippine authorities and members of the diplomatic corps.
After the Palace reception, Pope Francis will go on a motorcade to the CathedralBasilica of the Immaculate Conception (Manila Cathedral) in Intramuros for a Mass with
bishops, priests, and women and men religious. Later, he will have an encounter with
families at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay.From January 16 to 19,2015 Pope Francis
first pastoral visit in the Philippines. The pope visited Manila, Tacloban and Palo, Leyte
to pay a visit to the victims of Typhoon Yolanda. Pope Francis became the second pope
to go beyond Manila during a papal visit to the Philippines, after Pope John Paul II who
visited Cebu, Davao, Bacolod, Iloilo, Legazpi, Bataan, and Baguio, alongside Manila
from February 17 to 22, 1981.

In Pope Francis 5-days stay here in the Philippines, the Philippine authorities
planned to mobilize about 37,500 police and military personnel for the sake of the safety
of our dearest Pope Francis. The popes visit helped us Filipino citizens to fortify our
faith in God. He brought us all Filipinos all in the same understanding about our society,
that we should consider each one another as a gift. Love, cherish and care for the poor
especially the children because by the day comes, those wonderful children of God will
be our hope for our societys development.