VIRAL: ‘Why so cute, Pope?’ – Filipino netizens

MANILA, Philippines – Pope Francis landed in the social media capital of the world on Thursday, January 15. 

“Welcome to the Philippines Pope Francis” was expected to be the number 1 trending topic worldwide.

woah~~ No. 1 Trending World Wide .. Welcome to the philippines Pope Francis .. #PopeFrancisPH pic.twitter.com/C2TC8cly8T

— Peter Pan ♥ (@mariaeloiza) January 15, 2015

If you spent the whole day watching the social media sphere like we did, one thing was obvious: Filipinos adored the Pope. 

How could they not? He is a Pope who is easy to understand; one who’s got many quotable quotes and suprises.

He took Filipinos by storm when he smiled almost like a child when his zucchetto (skullcap) was blown away. 

Earlier: Pope Francis alights from the papal plane. #PopeFrancisPH #ShowThePope https://t.co/3DOPYNZ9wo

— Rappler (@rapplerdotcom) January 15, 2015

And then this happened. 

A little windy out! http://t.co/fHn6yGsejW #PopeFrancisPH #ShowThePope pic.twitter.com/Z8eHprhxTk

— Rappler (@rapplerdotcom) January 15, 2015

To many, he was just adorable. 

Here are more “cute” images of the Pope (scroll down to see all of them):

Welcome to the Philippines, Pope Francis!

Finally! http://t.co/fHn6yGsejW #PopeFrancisPH #ShowThePope pic.twitter.com/VnJDirnp1B

— Rappler (@rapplerdotcom) January 15, 2015

– Rappler.com