Pope Benedict XVI (C) has his robe blown in the face by the wind as he is welcomed by German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) and members of the German cabinet after arriving on September 22, 2011 at the Tegel airport in Berlin, where he starts his first state visit to his native Germany.The 84-year old pope, German born Joseph Ratzinger, has 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 / ODD ANDERSEN