… except for some media that shows up. MEDIA???? Yes, media. Steve and I met up with a British photographer and a Canadian journalist. By why are they here?

Funny, they had the same question for us. “Why are you here?” they asked.

“Well, we are visiting Germany, we’re Catholic, and so we thought it would be cool to see where Benedict grew up.”

“So you knew about today?”

“Today?”

“Yeah, today.”

A little puzzled… “Ummmm, what about today?”

“Today is probably the most important day since the end of World War II.”

“Huh?”

“Today, Marktl celebrates Pope Benedict XVI, their son, by having a Mass with the bishop—the first Mass for Benedict in this town—and a celebration!”