Filipinos reaction towards Papal Visits
Filipinos Reaction towards Papal Visit:
More on Filipinos or by Pope Francis presence?
Philippines is one of the two Catholic predominant countries in Asia, other than East Timor and it is the third largest Catholic country in the world after Brazil and Mexico. As the religion acquired by Spanish colonization with the wonder of its tradition and style and despite of the fact that the country has different languages, 80 percent of the Filipinos are Roman Catholic that shared a common way of life and practice of being a Catholic based on 2008 International Social Survey Programme. This gives the Roman Catholic Church a powerful influence on national life, despite the separation of church and state introduced by the American colonists.
With the wide spread of announcement came from the powerful tool of mass media and social networking sites, the visit of the Holy Father, Pope Francis to the Philippines is understandably one of euphoria and thanksgiving. The excitement of seeing Pope Francis is rising until the day itself. Filipinos see the visit of Pope Francis on January 15 to 19 of 2015, a 4 days of great blessing. The last papal visit to the Philippines was 20 years ago in 1995 when Saint John Paul II presided at the 10th World Youth Day; before that he visited in 1981. Pope Paul VI visited in 1970. The accomplishment preparation undertaken by the government and the church for the Pope’s safety was a great success. Malacanang believes the visit was without a glitch, attributing the success of the event to Filipinos’ show of discipline and government preparations.
The Apostolic visit of Pope Francis has its theme “Mercy and Compassion”, the cherished ideals of Jesus. In this regard, Matthew 9:36, Jesus after “seeing the people, felt compassion for them, because they were distressed and dispirited like sheep without a shepherd.” And like the Good Shepherd of Whom he is the Vicar here on earth, the Holy Father saw the suffering of his flock. He felt
More on Filipinos or by Pope Francis presence?
Philippines is one of the two Catholic predominant countries in Asia, other than East Timor and it is the third largest Catholic country in the world after Brazil and Mexico. As the religion acquired by Spanish colonization with the wonder of its tradition and style and despite of the fact that the country has different languages, 80 percent of the Filipinos are Roman Catholic that shared a common way of life and practice of being a Catholic based on 2008 International Social Survey Programme. This gives the Roman Catholic Church a powerful influence on national life, despite the separation of church and state introduced by the American colonists.
With the wide spread of announcement came from the powerful tool of mass media and social networking sites, the visit of the Holy Father, Pope Francis to the Philippines is understandably one of euphoria and thanksgiving. The excitement of seeing Pope Francis is rising until the day itself. Filipinos see the visit of Pope Francis on January 15 to 19 of 2015, a 4 days of great blessing. The last papal visit to the Philippines was 20 years ago in 1995 when Saint John Paul II presided at the 10th World Youth Day; before that he visited in 1981. Pope Paul VI visited in 1970. The accomplishment preparation undertaken by the government and the church for the Pope’s safety was a great success. Malacanang believes the visit was without a glitch, attributing the success of the event to Filipinos’ show of discipline and government preparations.
The Apostolic visit of Pope Francis has its theme “Mercy and Compassion”, the cherished ideals of Jesus. In this regard, Matthew 9:36, Jesus after “seeing the people, felt compassion for them, because they were distressed and dispirited like sheep without a shepherd.” And like the Good Shepherd of Whom he is the Vicar here on earth, the Holy Father saw the suffering of his flock. He felt