webfact Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 Pope expected to make Thailand visit in November - sources FILE PHOTO: Pope Francis listens to a performance before holding the traditional Corpus Christi feast Mass in Rome, Italy June 23, 2019. REUTERS/Yara Nardi/File Photo VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis is expected to make an official trip to Thailand in November ahead of an already announced visit to Japan, becoming the first pontiff in nearly four decades to go to either country, Vatican sources say. The three sources said the trip would be announced soon. The late Pope John Paul visited Japan in 1981 and Thailand in 1984. Francis' trip to Japan, which he announced himself in January, will take him to Tokyo as well as the two cities hit by U.S. atomic bombs at the end of World War Two - Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The trip to the two countries where Catholics are a tiny minority accounting for less than half of one percent of the population, is expected to last about seven days and start around Nov. 20. Thailand is predominantly Buddhist and Japan is mostly Buddhist and Shinto. The trip is part of Francis' push to increase dialogue with other religions in order to promote world peace. The stop in Thailand will coincide with the 350th anniversary of the founding of the "Mission de Siam" by Pope Clement IX to oversee missions in Siam, the former name of Thailand. (Reporting By Philip Pullella; Editing by Ros Russell) -- © Copyright Reuters 2019-08-20 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mok199 Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 Have a pleasant journey...your eminence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyezhov Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 Cool. I like Popes. I saw one in NYC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Somtamnication Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 Please visit Narathiwat, Yala and Pattani, your Eminence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatOngo Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 Will they ask him the standard questions; Where you come fom? Do you like Thai food? How many wife you hab? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LennyW Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 I can see the Tee shirts now.....The Pope does Pattaya!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyezhov Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 Bet he goes over to Santa Cruz over near Wat Prayun. There is a mosque over there too and Wat Arun is only about a klick away up the road. Totally cooler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chou Anou Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 Oh man, if he would visit Ubon (very large population of Vietnamese-descended Catholics), my girlfriend's mother (mid-80s, and getting on...) would be able to die a very happy woman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyezhov Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 2 minutes ago, Chou Anou said: Oh man, if he would visit Ubon (very large population of Vietnamese-descended Catholics), my girlfriend's mother (mid-80s, and getting on...) would be able to die a very happy woman. I always considered Vietnamese and Filipinos to be very serious Catholics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chou Anou Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 2 minutes ago, Nyezhov said: I always considered Vietnamese and Filipinos to be very serious Catholics. Definitely. In the case of my GF's family, the Catholic part comes from her great-grandfather, an undocumented immigrant from Vietnam. The family lost the Vietnamese language a long time ago, but held on quite strongly to the religion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishtank Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 Wow. I can't wait. Waste of time and money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mango Bob Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 make sure they complete a TM30 for him wherever he planning to stay. Don't want him being throw out of the country for national security reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donnacha Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 "No. If you no hab twenty thousan', cannot. You go home now!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donnacha Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 Exciting that he will get to meet the world's only other infallible leader. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cadbury Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 I wonder will he be bringing the Popemobile with him. Knowing Thailand's road safety record it might be better if he didn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RotBenz8888 Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 5 minutes ago, Cadbury said: I wonder will he be bringing the Popemobile with him. Knowing Thailand's road safety record it might be better if he didn't. When heading for the land of racing, he brings his special popemobil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srikcir Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 2 hours ago, donnacha said: "No. If you no hab twenty thousan', cannot. You go home now!" As Head of State he only needs a diplomatic passport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beggar Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 He should also go to areas like Walking Street and Soi 6 and pray for the lost souls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denim Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 4 hours ago, webfact said: Pope expected to make Thailand visit in November He told reporters that he had heard so much about places like Pat Pong , Soi Cowboy and Nana plaza that he wished to see them for himself , purely in the line of perhaps saving a few souls. If time permits he might check out Thermaes and Pattaya too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rott Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 27 minutes ago, Srikcir said: As Head of State he only needs a diplomatic passport. Yes, a state that has no citizens who were actually born there. Does he still travel on diplomatic and sovereign immunity, this King? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RotBenz8888 Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 37 minutes ago, Srikcir said: As Head of State he only needs a diplomatic passport. But he will still have to remove his Papal Tiara for the compulsory welcome photo at immigration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rott Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 4 hours ago, mok199 said: Have a pleasant journey...your eminence Are you deliberately demoting the Papa? Eminence is used for lowly Cardinals. He would be better off staying where he is and trying to sort out the institutionalised mess that is his organisation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overherebc Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 4 hours ago, LennyW said: I can see the Tee shirts now.....The Pope does Pattaya!!! Pope does Pattaya but doesn't meet Debbie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nong38 Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 Fingerprints and foot prints at Immigration then straight down to Soi Buckou or whatever it is for a few pints with the locals and then the pub quiz...…...What does the Pope wear under his robe/tent/ Real Madrid traditional costume? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overherebc Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 Just now, nong38 said: Fingerprints and foot prints at Immigration then straight down to Soi Buckou or whatever it is for a few pints with the locals and then the pub quiz...…...What does the Pope wear under his robe/tent/ Real Madrid traditional costume? No smoking within 5 metres of buildings so will have to leave the smoking handbag in the pope-mobile?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zhounan Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 As italian and roman citizen, detest this pontiff, because of his relationship with radical neo-progressive movement (George Soros, UE, NGOs e company...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zydeco Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 5 hours ago, webfact said: Francis' trip to Japan, which he announced himself in January, will take him to Tokyo as well as the two cities hit by U.S. atomic bombs at the end of World War Two - Hiroshima and Nagasaki. So, will he also visit the site of the Death Railway when comes to Thailand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballpoint Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 51 minutes ago, Beggar said: He should also go to areas like Walking Street and Soi 6 and pray for the lost souls. He'll hardly stand out from the crowd. Just another bloke in a frock on Walking Street Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baerboxer Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 Just another "tourist" from the West! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baerboxer Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 19 minutes ago, zhounan said: As italian and roman citizen, detest this pontiff, because of his relationship with radical neo-progressive movement (George Soros, UE, NGOs e company...) Indeed. He's trying to weasel the Catholic Church back into politics and political influence that they once enjoyed. And it ain't for anyone's benefit but their own, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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