As preparations continue ahead of Pope Benedict's four day visit to Germany this month,
the head of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, Swiss Cardinal Kurt
Koch says the journey will be an important moment to deepen the dialogue between the
Catholic Church and the country's Protestant Churches. The Swiss Cardinal, who is
marking his first year in office as the Vatican's top ecumenical spokesman, will be
accompanying the Pope on his September 22nd to 25th visit to Berlin, Etzelsbach, Freiburg
and Erfurt, where the young Martin Luther studied and lived in the Augustinian monastery
thereā¦.