Renz Monique A.

Ramos

Descriptive Essay

BSMT-1

EN 1
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. From January 15 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

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.