Pope’s visit includes meetings with King, PM

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Pope’s visit includes meetings with King, PM

By The Nation

 

 

Pope Francis will separately meet the Supreme Patriarch, His Majesty the King and the prime minister during his three-day visit to Bangkok next month.

 

The Catholic Bishops Conference of Thailand on Wednesday (October 2) released the official schedule for the “Apostolic Journey” that stops in both Thailand and Japan.

 

It shows the leader of the Roman Catholic Church being officially welcomed on his arrival at Military Air Terminal 2 at Don Meuang Airport on November 20.

 

On the morning of November 21, the Pope will meet Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and other officials at Government House, along with representatives of civil society and the diplomatic corps.

 

He will then proceed to Wat Ratchabophit Sathit Maha Simaram to meet the Supreme Patriarch.

 

Somdet Phra Ariyavongsagatanana IX, head of the Buddhist faith in Thailand.

 

In the afternoon Pope Francis will have a private audience with the King, and then preside at a public mass at the National Stadium.

 

On November 22 the Pope will meet with Thai Catholic bishops and priests, then with the local leaders of other Christian denominations and other religions, followed by another mass, this one for young people, at the Cathedral of the Assumption.

 

Pope Francis departs Bangkok for Japan on the morning of November 23.

 

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[Srikcir]

Interesting that the Pope will be meeting with the Buddhist and Catholic leadership in Thailand but not with Muslim leadership.

Muslims constitute the second largest religion in Thailand with more than 6 times the followers of Catholic Christians. https://www.travelonline.com/thailand/religion

There are altogether around 3,900 mosques throughout the country and 180 of them are in Bangkok Metropolis. https://www.cicot.or.th/en/about

Perhaps the reason for omission is that the Sheikhul-Islam as the leader of the Islamic affair in Thailand is a government appointee, hence considered a government official. ditto

Or it's simply an oversight and the Pope will meet with Muslim leadership.

[Caldera]

I just hope he and his filthy entourage won't be meeting any choir boys. Three days is a long time.

[rott]

Will the pope (or Il Papa, as he is known amongst Catholics) explain transubstantiation to him? 

And if so will The King manage to keep a straight face or will he fall over, laughing?

[PETERTHEEATER]

Who gets to kiss the papal ring?

 

Do they use bum guns in the Vatican?

[Saint Nick]

So much to say about this...????

[Chazar]

I'd be banned for posting what I think of this.

[Oziex1]

<deleted> the Pope 

[DLock]

Will Prayut ask the Pope to invest in the EEC, like he does everyone else?

[LazySlipper]

1 hour ago, Oziex1 said:

<deleted> the Pope 

 

Hail Satan!

[Reigntax]

4 hours ago, rott said:

Will the pope (or Il Papa, as he is known amongst Catholics) explain transubstantiation to him? 

And if so will The King manage to keep a straight face or will he fall over, laughing?

I think they will discuss antidisestablishmentarianism