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The Pope in Berlin: "faith is the basis for a true coexisten. Pope Benedict XVI's 21st Apostolic visit began this morning when he was welcomed at Berlin's Tegel Airport. It's his 1st State visit to …More
The Pope in Berlin: "faith is the basis for a true coexisten.

Pope Benedict XVI's 21st Apostolic visit began this morning when he was welcomed at Berlin's Tegel Airport. It's his 1st State visit to Germany, his third to his homeland. The Pope was greeted by President Christian Wulff and by Chancellor Angela Merkel. Then Benedict travelled to Bellevue Castle, the President's official residence where the official welcoming ceremony was held in the garden. "I have not come to pursue political or economic goals" , the Pope said in his first discourse, "but to meet people and to speak to them about God." This is because "we are witnessing a growing indifference towards religion in society, which often considers truth as an obstacle, and gives priority to utilitarian ...