Pope scheduled to visit Thailand this November

By The Thaiger

 

 

Pope Francis is scheduled to visit Thailand and Japan this November, according to reports in Catholic websites in Rome. sanook.com reported the news yesterday.

 

His visit will coincide with the 350th year anniversary of the presence of the Roman Catholic Church in Thailand. As of 2018, there are 379,975 Catholics in Thailand, a figure that represents 0.46% of the total Thai population of 69 million. There are 11 dioceses with 436 parishes and 662 priests.

 

Pope Francis will be the second Pope to visit Thailand, after Pope John Paul 2.

 

The first historical record of an attempt to introduce Christianity to Thailand is owed to John Peter Maffei who stated that about 1550 a French Franciscan named Bonferre, hearing of the great kingdom of the Peguans and the Siamese in the East, went on a Portuguese ship from Goa to Cosme (Peguan), where for three years he preached the Gospel, but without any result.

 

SOURCES: sanook.com | Wikipedia

 

Source: https://thethaiger.com/hot-news/events/pope-scheduled-to-visit-thailand-this-november

 

 

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Catholics have a presence in Thailand? Who knew? 

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Not a religious trip but business talks on cannabis oil deal ...

Hope he doesn't run into a grumpy immigration oficial having a bad hair day. 

Oh, no, the popemobile will be all smashed up. Sucked onto a powerpole.... unless the pope himself has some power to counter that evil force?

Edited July 21, 20197 yr by RotBenz8888

2 minutes ago, RotBenz8888 said:

Oh, no, the popemobile will be all smashed up.

That's OK, he can swap it for a 5G one.

How does he get that smoking handbag through security?

Thailand being the center of the Universe most Thai's dont know who the pope is

1 hour ago, pegman said:

Catholics have a presence in Thailand? Who knew? 

Ave Maria school-Ubon Ratchathani..

 

OK, so when is he scheduled to be in Thailand?? Will there be a parade? What are the events planned around his visit?

2 hours ago, webfact said:

Pope scheduled to visit Thailand this November

 

It will be a smash show-biz hit.

 

General Morlock gets glitzy photo ops with the West’s most famous supernatural being….and the peasants will be treated to elaborate ritual events with a farang who wears really expensive dresses.

 

A wonderful time will be had by all...

 

 

Edited July 22, 20197 yr by Hayduke

2 minutes ago, Hayduke said:

 

It will be a smash hit. The Imperial Morlock gets glitzy photo ops with one of the West’s famous mythical beings….and the peasants will be treated to an elaborate ritual with a farang who wears really fancy and really expensive dresses.

 

 

So a visit to Tiffany's and walking street is on the cards??

Hope somebody will help him out with the TM30.

4 minutes ago, Hayduke said:

 

It will be a smash hit. The Imperial Morlock gets glitzy photo ops with one of the West’s famous mythical beings….and the peasants will be treated to an elaborate ritual with a farang who wears really fancy and really expensive dresses.

I thought Dame Edna Everage had retired?

Is he Catholic ?

12 minutes ago, ehs818 said:

OK, so when is he scheduled to be in Thailand?? Will there be a parade? What are the events planned around his visit?

I can see this going off at a tangent straight away.

Blessing of holy water (same as done here by monks) and St. Christopher lucky charms (aka amulets).

Come to think of it, is doing all this 'work' and will require a WP?

2 minutes ago, kwan said:

Is he Catholic ?

Does a bear shit in the woods?

33 minutes ago, ChipButty said:

Thailand being the center of the Universe most Thai's dont know who the pope is

Or 'Catholics'...

28 minutes ago, ehs818 said:

OK, so when is he scheduled to be in Thailand?? Will there be a parade? What are the events planned around his visit?

Will there be a alcohol ban?

Edited July 22, 20197 yr by Vacuum

Catholic leader, same same Thai leader...

2 hours ago, pegman said:

Catholics have a presence in Thailand? Who knew? 

Me for one. There is a sizable population in north east Issan. They are mainly refugees and their descendants who fled Vietnam during the war years there. They are now nationalised Thais.

 

The small town of Ban Don Chiang, on the north shore of Nong Han lake is almost entirely Roman Catholic.

 I can't wait to see him. OMG, the pope!

A papal biometrics scanner lane will be needed blessed with holy water (nuns piss) together with 20,000bt and the correct address on the TM30????

2 hours ago, Dexlowe said:

Hope he doesn't run into a grumpy immigration oficial having a bad hair day. 

......or bad hat day !

Did anyone know there were almost 400,000 Catholics here. 

I know there are several churches in and close to Bangkok but almost 400k ?

I thought the churches were for expats.

I have never met a Thai catholic.

Maybe the TAT supplied these stats to lure in big spending Italians.(sic)

2 hours ago, Dexlowe said:

Hope he doesn't run into a grumpy immigration oficial having a bad hair day. 

Hope he doesn't run into a grumpy old falang having a bad tattoo day!

Who's that on the balcony standing next to Tony?

 

(If you don't know that joke, tough, coz I've forgotten how it goes)

Lots of altar boys in Thailand too.

1 hour ago, kwan said:

Is he Catholic ?

I hear this question all the time.  I've never got a definitive answer.

1 hour ago, Odysseus123 said:

Ave Maria school-Ubon Ratchathani..

 

Also in Chiang Mai, many of the teachers wear same catholic costumes.

9 minutes ago, Trentham said:

Lots of altar boys in Thailand too.

I thought here the spelling would be more appropriate as alter boys.