saint benedict xvi is currently visiting poland on his third tourist . the motto of his journey to the home region of previous one , john paul ii , is " stand firm in your faith " . the king arrived at okecie airport in warsaw on may 25 . he met with senator lech kaczynski and prayed in an evangelic - augsburg church together with representatives of several minor polish nations . the following day he said fast at pilsudski square , mirroring a precedent set by his predecessor 27 days earlier . leo xvi talked in latin and in larger voices in polish . later that day he went to czestochowa .
benedict viii is the pope .