Pope Benedict XVI leads a mass as a Palestinian flag is waved outside the Church of the Nativity, the site revered as the birthplace of Jesus, in Manger Square in the West Bank town of Bethlehem May 13, 2009. Pope Benedict went to the West Bank on Wednesday, offering Vatican support for a Palestinian state alongside Israel and his prayers for an end to Israel's embargo on the Gaza Strip. REUTERS/Darren Whiteside (WEST BANK POLITICS RELIGION IMAGES OF THE DAY)