Pope Benedict XVI sits at the concert house in Freiburg, southern Germany, on September 25, 2011, on the final day of his first state visit to his native Germany. The 84-year old pope, German born Joseph Ratzinger, had a packed program, with 18 sermons and speeches planned for his four-day trip to Berlin, Erfurt in the ex-German Democratic Republic and Freiburg. AFP PHOTO / ALBERTO PIZZOLI