Pope Benedict XVI (R) shakes hands with Baden-Wuerttemberg's state premier Winfried Kretschmann (L) next to Archbishop of Freiburg and head of the German Bishops' Conference Robert Zollitsch (C) after signing the guest book in Freiburg, south-western Germany, on September 24, 2011, on the third 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 / POOL / MIRO KUZMANOVIC