"Arrr! Pope Francis be pullin' in 600,000 souls, nearly half o' East Timor's crew! A grand spectacle, matey!"
2024-09-10
Arrr! On the fine day o' Monday, Pope Francis hoisted the holy sails in Dili, East Timor! Aye, nearly half the landlubbers showed up to partake in the sacred shindig. 'Twas a grand gathering, me hearties, as all joined in the jolly sacrament!
Ahoy, me hearties! Gather 'round fer a tale of the high seas o' faith, where a certain man o' the cloth, Pope Francis, sailed into the shores of East Timor, settin’ the seas ablaze with a mass fit fer a mighty crew! Aye, nearly half a million souls—600,000 to be precise—thronged to hear the holy words from the pontiff’s lips, a wondrous sight in a land of but 1.3 million.The good Pope, bless his compass, spoke o' faith and culture, implorin’ the folk to let their belief be the wind in their sails. “Keep havin’ those wee ones!” he bellowed, observin’ the fine East Timorese birthrate, where mothers be poppin’ out nearly seven little scallywags each! Shiver me timbers, that be a crew to command!
Back in the day, ol’ Pope St. John Paul II dropped anchor here too, supportin’ the Timorese in their struggles against the brutish Indonesian foes. Now, with over 97% of the fine folk Catholic, East Timor be a bastion of faith, rivalin’ even the Vatican! So hoist yer flags high, for this be a journey of grand spirit and high jinks, as Pope Francis sails onward to Singapore, leavin’ behind a trail of joy and faith like a fine ship at sea!