Pope Mobile

Do Cebuanos have to come to Tacloban in Leyte in order to see Pope Francis during his papal visit in January 2015?  No.  They don't have to meet the Catholic leader in order to be blessed.  If Pope Francis will not come to Cebu for the 51st International Eucharistic Congress in 2016, Cebuanos can locally improvise their own Pope Mobile.

It's quite simple and easy to satisfy that dream of meeting Pope Francis.  A 4-wheel driven Mitsubishi Pajero can tow a chariot.  The chauffeur drives the Pajero.  He has 2 special guests: his 50-year old parents riding at the back of the driver.  It's a special treat for these parents to be invited to the Eucharistic Congress as VIPs.  The towed chariot is full of priests and brothers from an Italian missionary: Societas Verbi Divini.  1 of these priests is standing and his name is Francis.

Francis and Frances

A 'Francis' is a male follower of Pope Francis.  A 'Frances' is a female follower.  The boy in this picture is called a 'Francis'.  The girl is called a 'Frances'.  Notice that the children are wearing their birth colors: blue for boys and red for girls.  Pope Francis wears a white robe.  The arrangement of these 3 colors resemble the flag of France.  This country is associated with the name 'Francis'.

Aside from speaking English and Spanish, Pope Francis also speaks the 3 languages of Switzerland: French, German, and Italian.  French was a universal European language.  English is a language of German origin.  Italian is the language of Roman Catholicism.  From its literal name, Roman refers to anything that originated from Rome (the capital of Italy).

Filipinos can be Like Pope Francis

Pope Francis was born in Argentina of Italian immigrant parents.  He lives austerely and humbly.  But can Filipinos be like him?  Yes.  Here are 4 ways to be like Pope Francis:

1.) Speak Spanish and English like an American.

The Philippines was a Spanish colony for 333 years.  Even if it feels lonely of not having a land border and the same religion with its neighboring Asian nations, it is not really isolated because it has neighboring Christian territories in the Pacific Ocean that were also colonized by Spain.  These are the Mariana Islands, Guam (a U.S. territory), and Palau (Belau).  This Asian country was also occupied by the United States for 48 years.  It was formerly a U.S. state.

2.) Live simply.

Jesus Christ lived simply to help other people.  If cars are necessary, choose the more humble car.  For personal use, the mini-Pajero is ideal because it's an economy car with a 4WD system like the Pope mobile.  4-wheel drive acts as a safety feature to maintain stability and makes climbing uphill to retreat houses easier.  Safety is not a luxury.  Wheel slippage wastes fuel.  According to Subaru, front-wheel drive cars often turn insufficiently while rear-wheel drive cars often turn excessively.

3.) Join a religious ministry as a missionary 'sibling'.

A sibling can refer to a brother or a sister.  Many Filipinos want to be like Pope Francis, but they do not want to be single forever.  Even if Bo Sanchez is married, he is still joining the "Light of Jesus" ministry.  Both boys and girls have different ministries to join: SVD for brothers and SSpS for sisters.

4.) Acquire a 2nd citizenship like Pope Francis.

For Filipinos, Switzerland is the ideal 2nd country to reside because its languages are spoken by the pope: French, German, and Italian.  The 3 languages of this European country are just inherited from its neighboring nations: France to the West, Germany to the North, and Italy to the South.  Swiss Psalm, its national anthem is like a Christian hymn.  Most Christians in this country are Catholics.  Pope Francis has a dual citizenship because he is the Catholic leader in Vatican City and he retained his Argentinian nationality.