Joshua Joseph Espiritu 11-Galilee
The Popes 2015 Visit to the Philippines
THEORY GUIDE QUESTIONS
Why did the Pope visit the
Philippines? What were the
effects of his visit to the
people? What were the
intentional and unintentional
purposes of the visit?
What different parts of our
society helped during the
visit? In which area did they
help? How did they help?
FUNCTIONALISM
What were the effects
particularly on the aspect of
religion resulted from the
visit?
What about the business
aspect?
ANSWERS
Papal visit is one of the significant and historic event happens in a
certain country, it is a event where a pope is going to different country in
order to evangelize, Philippines was one of the chosen country to be
visited by Pope Francis last 2015 because our country is full of crimes and
corruptions, many people are loosing their faith in God and there are
many war happening in our sorroundings. Pope Francis intention in our
country is to warn people about their wrong doings and he
unintentionally noticed that many Filipino citizens are attending on his
mass in order to repent from their sins and be blessed.
Before the papal visit, our former president PNOY ensure that all of
the groups in our society will function as one specially each catholic
family that will support the visit of Pope by attending on every mass,
every local government groups ensures that Pope Francis will be secured
in our country even the Pope does'nt want any security guards around
them, catholic churches also unite to support the Pope by providing and
setting the different churches that the Pope will go to have a mass.
Pope considered as one of the highest official in catholicism that's
why during the papal visit, catholic churches is the one who lead the
event, many bishops in our country unite in order to meet Pope Francis,
Pope Francis also gathered all the people on the church even though they
have different religion in order to glorify God, many people was baptized
by the pope specially the catholics. According to Roman Catholic Church
Organizations, after the papal visit, many people are going to the church
every sunday to praise God.
During the papal visit, our economy stops because many people
didnt go to work in order to welcome the pope in our country, we lose a
lot of money during the papal visit because many business are closed
that;s why there is no production of product and money that will affect
our economy, business is one of the important aspect of economy
because it contribute a lot in terms of progressiveness that's why during
the papal vist, our economy decreases.

Which groups were
advantaged by the visit?
Disadvantaged?
CONFLICT
Who were able to enter the
places where the pope went?
Who found it difficult to get
closer look at the pope?
Why?
How did the Catholics feel?
The non-Catholics?
SYMBOLIC
INTERACTIONALISM
For those who were close
enough to see the pope,
what was their reaction? For
those who watched from a
far or through their
television?
I think most of the groups in our society benefit a lot during the
papal visit, they benefit in terms of spiritual aspect and nurturing their
faith especially the catholics. Catholicism is one of the dominant religion
in our country, every group in our society has catholics. One of the groups
that did't have benefit are the Christians because Christians has different
statement of faith with Catholics that's why they did'nt appreciate too
much the visitation of Pope Francis in our country.
In every event, especially when it is big,we can't avoid
discrmination,same thing with the papal visit, many people wants to see
Pope Francis and hold him but our government does'nt have a fair
treatment in every people, they prioritize those powerful people than the
ordinary people. Philippines is one of the country which having a problem
in balancing our society because in our country, rich are the one who
benefits a lot than the poor people.
Philippines is composed of different religion, during the papal visit,
non-catholics did'nt feel any prescence of the pope because they have
different doctrines and they did'nt like the evangelism of the pope
because it is not stated on their statement of faith, unlike with catholics,
they feel blessed because of the words of the Pope that help and teach
them to be a better person, non-catholics argue because of the manner
of catholics which is worshiping the saint, that's why non catholics did'nt
feel any presence of the Pope.
Many catholics goes in every churches that Pope Francis will preach,
some people choose to stay on their house and just watch on the
television about the happenings on the papal visit, I think even though
they have different ways in listening to the pope and they stood on
different places, one thing for sure is they are blessed because of the
words of the Pope in our world in order for us to be a better citizen and
create a new better world for a better future.