Alice Bustos-Orosa
What a festive five-day papal visit it has been! The rapturous welcome Pope Francis was given was simply characteristic of the Filipinos’ well-recognized hospitality and warmth. Despite the long wait and downpour, millions stayed on to attend the Mass in Tacloban and Luneta, or line up along the roads wherever Pope Francis’ motorcade would pass. What a sight it was to have every street corner and sidewalk filled to the brim with people of all ages and sizes that even a hard-hearted person would have been moved to tears with these images.