Supreme Pontiff’s visit: a disaster?

We the Filipino people awaits the visit of the supreme pontiff enthusiastically especially we who belong to the Universal Church. Both the local Church and the Government are very keen in every single detail of the Pope’s visit to our country to ensure a smooth, secure and momentous event in our religious and civil lives. However, what if the head of a billion people as well as the head of the Vatican state will be assassinated in the Philippine soil, what impact will it cater to the entire Filipino nation?

Some of the following scenarios would warrant a critical understanding and preparation.

1.      The Filipino nation will be put in a bad light in the face of the world.

2.      The government’s capacity to secure the safety of the supreme pontiff will be mocked by the international community.

3.      The Oversees Filipino Workers good reputation that has been cemented through times will be ruined in a split of a second.

4.      The trust for every Filipino in the international arena will be smashed.

5.      The well taken cared morale of every Filipino that was offered to us by our heroes will turn into ashes.

The above mentioned scenarios are just few of the many things that will happen in case the Supreme Pontiff will be assassinated in our homeland. It did not concern to us Christians only or to the Universal Church. It concerns to every Filipino to ensure the safety of the Pope since we are not talking here of religion only but as a nation.

For the visit of the Supreme Pontiff not to become a disaster, let us all cooperate in ensuring the safety of the Pope. Let us obey the rules and regulations set by the Church and the Government of the Philippines. Let us obey every security detail and report to appropriate authorities whoever and whatever may cause any untoward incident of the Supreme Pontiff’s visit in our country.

As Filipinos, let us WELCOME THE SUPREME PONTIFF not just with our whole heart but with our whole being.