A faithful takes pictures before the Marian Vespers at the pilgrimage church of Etzelsbach, held by Pope Benedict XVI, in Etzelsbach, September 23, 2011. Pope Benedict visits his German homeland, touring mostly Protestant and atheist regions in the ex-communist east after previous visits to Catholic strongholds in the Rhineland and his native Bavaria. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach (GERMANY - Tags: POLITICS RELIGION)