Nikolaus Schneider, Chairman of the Council of the Evangelical Church in Germany, left, issues a blessing besides Pope Benedict XVI, right, during an Ecumenical Prayer at the Augustinian Monastery (Augustinerkloster) in Erfurt, central Germany, Friday, Sept. 23, 2011. Reformer Martin Luther lived here as an Augustinian monk. Pope Benedict XVI is on a four-day official visit to his homeland Germany. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer)