Pope Francis arrives in Indonesia to begin ambitious Asia-Pacific tour
Four-country trip is the pope's longest yet
Francis expected to push case for climate action
Pope to rest on opening day of tour
Pontiff's trip will cover 33,000 km
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By Joshua McElwee
JAKARTA, Sept 3 (Reuters) -Dozens of excited Indonesians waved on Tuesday at a motorcade carrying Pope Francis through the capital as he began the first leg of an ambitious Asia-Pacific tour expected to urge global action on climate change as part of his longest trip yet.
The 87-year-old pontiff, who will also visit East Timor, Singapore and Papua New Guinea over the next 10 days, was seated in a wheelchair as a lift disembarked him from a chartered aircraft at Jakarta airport.
Two children in traditional clothes presented a bouquet of local produce before the pope was greeted by Indonesia's religious affairs minister, its Vatican envoy and several of its bishops on a red carpet flanked by honour guards.
Francis then drove off in a waiting car, waving and smiling. As his motorcade passed through Jakarta, small crowds of people were seen waving excitedly.
The ageing pope was not set to attend any public events on Tuesday, to allow him time for rest after the 13-hour overnight flight from Rome.
The pontiff is set to travel nearly 33,000 km (21,000 miles)on the 12 days of the Asia-Pacific tour, before he arrives back in Rome late in the evening of Sept. 13.
At the beginning of his flight to Jakarta, Francis spent roughly half an hour individually greeting the accompanying journalists, leaning on a cane as he walked slowly around the back of the aircraft, chatting and shaking hands.
He offered only a few words about the trip, except for saying the coming days would represent his longest voyage abroad.
DIVINE BLESSINGS
Francis, who is not only the leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics but also the Vatican's head of state, wired customary greetings to every country he crossed on the way to Indonesia, including Iran, India, Pakistan and Turkey.
He offered prayers of peace, hopes for prosperity, or divine blessings, in messages varying with each country.
An address to Indonesia's political leaders on Wednesday will be the pope's first official event. The following day, he will participate in an inter-religious meeting at Southeast Asia's largest mosque, the Istiqlal Mosque.
Francis, who pushed for the 2015 Paris climate pact, is expected to continue voicing appeals to confront the dangers of a warming globe.
Jakarta, the Indonesian capital home to at least 10 million people, is vulnerable to climate change, as it tackles chronic flooding and sinking land. The government is building a new capital, Nusantara, on the island of Borneo.
Just 3% of a population of about 280 million is Catholic in Indonesia, which is the world's most populous Muslim-majority nation.
"This is a very historic visit," Indonesian President Joko Widodo told reporters before the pope's arrival, offering Francis a warm welcome on a long-planned visit that had been delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
"Indonesia and the Vatican have a similar commitment to cultivate peace and brotherhood as well as ensure prosperity for the people."
FACTBOX-The climate threats on Pope Francis' Asia-Pacific itinerary https://tinyurl.com/2cgfz9q4
Reporting by Joshua McElwee; Additional reporting by Willy Kurniawan and Ananda Teresia and Gayatri Suroyo; Editing by Martin Petty and Clarence Fernandez
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