I went out with my son last night. Oyen’s out of town, Edmund was attending a Ford event, so it was just me and my son.
We went to mass at 6 pm.
Pope Francis’ standee looks real.
The Catholic Church is busy preparing for the arrival of the Holy Pope Francis. There was a village meeting last Sunday here but I was not able to attend.
I heard that it was actually a fund raising event to help defray the enormous expenses for the visit.
Someone told me that Cardinal Tagle came here hoping to raise five million pesos but to his great surprise, he was able to raise the P5,000,000 from one person alone although it came with a request if he could join the Pope to Tacloban. A certain Mister Anonymous pledged a whopping ten million bucks, and a few others completed another five million. The good cardinal must have been very pleased with his successful meeting. He raised P20M from one village alone.
Hundreds of church groups are selling souvenir items with the Pope’s photo in it. This is also to help raise funds. I can’t imagine the huge logistics the Catholic church would need to make the Pope’s visit successful, peaceful and safe for everyone.
Viva Pope Francis!
