Pope Benedict XVI is accompanied by Cologne's Cardinal Meissner as he arrives in front of Cologne Cathedral. Pope Benedict XVI is accompanied by Cologne's Cardinal Joachim Meissner (L) as he arrives in front of Cologne Cathedral August 18, 2005. Pope Benedict expressed joy on Thursday at returning to his native Germany and seeing hundreds of thousands of young Catholics reflecting the vitality of the Church on the first foreign trip of his papacy. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann