Protestors placards representing the pope in a red circle are seen on a wall on September 21, 2011 at Berlin's district of Neukoelln ahead of the visit of Pope Benedict XVI. Pope Benedict XVI's first state visit to his German homeland begins here on September 22, 2011 with the threat of mass protests and the lingering taint of Church sexual abuse scandals set to cloud his welcome.
AFP PHOTO / JOHANNES EISELE