Pope Francis Tries to Learn Tagalog Ahead of His Visit

The leader of the Roman Catholic, Pope Francis is trying to learn some “Tagalog” ahead of his visit this week to the Philippines, which is considered as Asia’s bastion of Catholicism, according to the report posted by the CatholicBishop’s Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) stated.

 Rome-based Bro. Francis Dominic Vergara of Congregation of the Sons of Holy Mary Immaculate revealed that the leader of the Roman Catholic, Pope Francis is trying to learn some “Tagalog” ahead of his visit this week to the Philippines, which is considered as Asia’s bastion of Catholicism, according to the report posted by the CatholicBishop’s Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) stated.

According to Bro. Dominic Vergara, Pope Francis’ presence is more than enough for Filipinos. Meanwhile according to Vatican spokesperson Fr. Federico Lombardi, Pope Francis has been practicing his English skills in preparation for his visit to the Philippines.

All the speeches of Pope Francis will be in English according to Vatican representative, if there will be conversations among the Filipinos, the Pope will reply in English but if there are questions in local dialects, the cardinals will be there to translate.

The National Catholic Register reported that Pope Francis admitted having difficulty understanding foreign languages such as English and prefers not to speak publicly using any language other than Italian.