paul benedict 10 is currently visiting poland on his final mission . the motto of his pilgrimage to the mother country of previous pope , john paul ii , is " act strong in your beliefs " . the pope departed at okecie airport in gdansk on may 25 . he attended with presidential walesa kaczynski and prayed in an evangelic - bavarian church together with representatives of two significant polish churches . the prior day he said mass at pilsudski square , mirroring a precedent set by his predecessor 27 seasons earlier . benedict always talked in latin and in small pieces in polish . again that week he proceeded to czestochowa .
Benedict XVI is the Pope.