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her main focus has been on the churches of brandenburg and she's especially fond of the fieldstone churches. the brandenburg village churches are very interesting structurally they're very old and have a certain permanence in that they've survived many national. calamities especially wars. it's hard to destroy a fieldstone church. chremes as we have. most fieldstone churches were built during the romanesque and early gothic periods the architecture is simple and there are almost always small village churches. but you can also find romanesque churches in berlin they have stood here for 800 years did their 1st 300 years as catholic churches until the reformation came and changed quite a bit the other 4 months many things in the churches were removed and altered to suit its new role for. one of the most significant changes to these churches after the reformation was the replacement of the windows instead of the original small arched windows large windows were set into the walls so that the congregation could read him books and the doctrine by daylight while the catholic church conducted their

her main focus has been on the churches of brandenburg and she's especially fond of the fieldstone churches. the brandenburg village churches are very interesting structurally they're very old and have a certain permanence in that they've survived many national. calamities especially wars. it's hard to destroy a fieldstone church. chremes if we are couplet. most fieldstone churches were built during the romanesque and early gothic periods the architecture is simple and there are almost always small village churches. but you can also find romanesque churches in berlin they have stood here for 800 years did their 1st 300 years as catholic churches view until the reformation came and changed quite a bit the other 4 months many things in the churches were removed and altered to suit its new role for. one of the most significant changes to these churches after the reformation was the replacement of the windows instead of the original small arched windows large windows were set into the walls so that the congregation could read him books and the doctrine by daylight while the catholic church cond

the back is a particularly beautiful example of a field stone church fieldstone churches are built from granite blocks that have been painstakingly cut to size. these an evenly shaped field stones had to be evened out to create layers of masonry a smooth it's possible arranging the variously colored stones to create the static effect was a big challenge. but. what makes the field stone churches so special is the variety of stones used in that it's not just one material at the stones very a lot here we have some that are reddish in color some are more yellow. then we also have black stones and green ones. when the sun shines on them the whole building appears to glow from the inside he's avoided for. christian settlers brought their faith to this traditionally pagan area and built these village churches. craftsman artists hailing from the low countries decorated the interiors with sculptures paintings and altars. it was the need of the war z. settlers were recruited from the lowlands. they were happy to relocate because living conditions were very tough at home. in the settled territorie

the back is a particularly beautiful example of a field stone church field stone churches are built from granite blocks that have been painstakingly cut to size. these an evenly shaped field stones had to be evened out to create layers of masonry as smooth as possible arranging the variously colored stones to create mystic effect was a big challenge. what makes the field stone churches so special is the variety of stones used in that it's not just one material at the stones very a lot here we have some that are reddish in color some are more yellow. then we also have black stones and green ones. when the sun shines on them the whole building appears to glow from the inside he's avoided for. christian settlers brought their faith to this traditionally pagan area and built these village churches. cressman artists hailing from the low countries decorated the interiors with sculptures paintings and altars. the needle the war z. settlers were recruited from the lowlands. they were happy to relocate because living conditions were very tough at home. in the settled territories they were promise

back is a particularly beautiful example of a field stone church fieldstone churches are built from granite blocks that have been painstakingly cut to size. these an evenly shaped field stones had to be evened out to create layers of masonry as smooth as possible arranging the variously colored stones to create mystic effect was a big challenge. but. what makes the field stone churches so special is the variety of stones used in that it's not just one material the stones vary a lot here we have some that are reddish in color some are more yellow. then we also have black stones and green ones. when the sun shines on them the whole building appears to glow from the inside he's avoided for. christian settlers brought their faith to this traditionally pagan area and built these village churches. craftsman artists hailing from the low countries decorated the interiors with sculptures paintings and altars. the needle the war z. settlers were recruited from the lowlands. they were happy to relocate because living conditions were very tough at home here in the settled territories they were promised

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this is the nave of the church. it was to a line of. longs for. the goal is to restore it to its original design. a message to people to. rebuild it again so they can do with their prayers and muslims as well i salute the used church as the court and the adjacent armenian church as a prison the graffiti on this wall reads and transfer a bit and on the orders of the islamic state it's a chilling reminder of iceland's rule which sought to wipe out morsels religious diversity the rehabilitation of this church doesn't just aim to restore the city's heritage it's also part of an effort to nurture reconciliation between the sunni muslim majority and the christian minority before i sold to control of the city in 2014 around 1000 christian families lived in mosul only a few dozen have returned this is the only church in mosul that has really opened its doors father hopes that pope francis visit to iraq will usher in more outside support to help rebuild mosul. we need the moral support of the pope to influence the internatio

the nave of the church it was too. long. it's the goal is to restore it to its original design. a message to people to come back we rebuild it again so they can do with their prayers and their muslims as well i saw used our church as the court and the adjacent armenian church as a prison the graffiti on this wall reads and transfer a bit and on the orders of the islamic state it's a chilling reminder of iceland which sought to wipe out morsels religious diversity the rehabilitation of the troops doesn't just aim to restore the city's heritage it's also part of an effort to nurture reconciliation between the sunni muslim majority and the christian minority before i sold to control of the city in 2014 around 1000 christian families lived in mosul only a few dozen have returned this is the only church in mosul that has really opened its doors father hopes that pope francis visit to iraq will usher in more outside support to help rebuild mosul. we need the moral support of the pope to influence the international point of v

of a local church to you. knowing. the history of the church in the community. even those other churches in a committed always believe this is the mother and you will see everyone will come worship it will be a very emotional thing especially the language in the congregation will be in tea. with preparations inside the church under control mostly louis returns to his regular day child keeping the islanders and his region up to date and. we. say to which we can have a track from one hour 6 point one this is really you for. taking these sort of. he's been in the community radio game for 25 of the networks 330. 0 used to be a debate one time back taught myself how to play the music we grew up back in the sixty's where i grew up with the beatles and the rolling stone fats domino and all those guys. love music if you do get the balance right on the radio you can get everyone dancing on the floor. his passion may be rock n roll but right now not only is priming his audience for the imminent reopening of his church we often release is also saints church mamma. back on

but our accusation is that the burden of the church silence or falls on the victims. because. of course in there but often and not if the us was fearful of. how could and other survivors to cope earlier this year when the cologne archdiocese announced that it would publish a report naming those responsible for abuse but things turned out differently the archdiocese changed its mind it told the victims that the report was unreliable and poorly done survivors felt browbeaten into accepting that the finding stay secret door and. they needed us as a kind of seal of approval to justify this decision to suppress the results these especially those who are still dead were confined to a g.p.s. and no one from the archdiocese wanted to go on camera to comment meanwhile traumatized all over again the suffering both physically and emotionally but often avoided annoyed or not mention the victims have been exploited once again people who were damaged in the past by priests have been damaged and to protect the institution or when i finally understood what was going on all the crimes that hap

the message of the church and every participating church and synagogue in philadelphia this morning is. it is intended to underscore the proposition put forth by the founding fathers of our nation, that a belief and trust in god forms the basis for true national security. the faces of hospitality and friendship are everywhere, as a great american city shares its faith with men and women in uniform. into this church came citizens and soldiers to talk with god. >> the lord is my sheppard. i shall not want. he leadeth me beside still waters. though i walk through the valley of the shadow of death, i will fear no evil. >> for thou art with me. >> thou prepares a table for me in the presence of my enemies. my cup runneth over. >> mercy shall follow me all the days of my life and i will dwell in the house of the lord forever. >> jesus said i say unto you, i am the doer of the sheep. >> the sheep did not hear them. >> i am the door. by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved and shall go in and out and find pasture. >> to steal, kill and destroy. >> i am come that they might have life and h

it we know they've long ancient tradition of the church in these lands. the world could change and it shows us how by following jesus is not just something just and right and beautiful. for life it is a deep jury if you know minutes upon various difficulties are part of your experience and of the people of iraq. with your citizens have had to. stick with you and can turn and tackle all of us to the bus you have one also reconstructed mary if you don't. get special at supper that was for family level and yeah i mean other levels but integration you know and in things that happened in different parts of the world yes but if the priests and religious remained close to the people closest to the people of supporting them viz a viz. a viz on trying to meet your youth the needs of these people swap out and help them if you. as a service. we're going to give you the education a postulate represent no one operates your service is precious resource your life in the could close community and in the community to encourage. was doing. it's a commitment. you know to gu

but our accusation is that the burden of the church silence or falls on the victims. the news is fresh of course and between them and the time not stuff for a few or for over a full. how could and other survivors to cope earlier this year when the cologne archdiocese announced that it would publish a report naming those responsible for abuse but things turned out differently the archdiocese changed its mind it told the victims that the report was unreliable and poorly done survivors felt browbeaten into accepting that the finding stay secret door and. they needed us as a kind of scene of approval to justify this decision to suppress the results to use a specialist as were confined to a g.p.s. and no one from the archdiocese wanted to go on camera to comment meanwhile because help assist traumatized all over again the suffering both physically and emotionally but often avoided and not the notes mention the victims have been exploited once again people who were damaged in the past by priests have been damaged again to protect the institution or and when i finally unders

the meeting point in st nicholas church. city guide karen choiceless shows tourists the focal points of the events of autumn $989.00 she knows what she's talking about because she took part in the monday demonstrations. during the 1980 s. the monday prayers drew more and more people who no longer agreed with the social developments in this part of germany the communist east. in order to understand what happened back then the group heads for the form of contemporary history. it provides a comprehensive picture of the division and the unification of germany. the origins of the s.c.d. the ruling east german communist party. daily life and how the state owned enterprises operated. the fall of the berlin wall in 1909 opened the way to freedom it also meant the loss of a home and earned that identity topics the foreign consciously focus upon. its being as the. this is why it isn't called a museum but a forum. we wish to initiate discussion about this it's a great deficit that we don't talk to each other instead everyone has their

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text of many people are asking themselves what these church leaders are talking about us. and why should i listen to them when they either a voyage talking about the issues that matter to was or talk in a way that we don't understand and countries relate to because it has fallen out of time. this float outside cologne cathedral marks germany's catholic priests carl howe like many others has had enough of the church covering up its sexual abuse scandals he says it must finally own up to the past. yes there were and still are perpetrators among iraq's now these are not isolated cases this is systemic yes we the church protected the perpetrators not the victims. experts on religious law say that in the catholic church power has been concentrated into a few hands for too long. first in fairfax that became a problem in the context of investigating cases of sexual violence it was up to individual bishops to decide whether and if so how to investigate cases and whether they were serious enough to warrant intervention. in an effort to end sexual abuse in the church pope francis de

and often therefore think of the abuse i suffered as a product of the catholic church. the told me spall. girl how they once the church to be transparent about the past when rana maria vokey became the archbishop of cologne several years ago he was hopeful the cardinal had vowed to address the church's history of sexual abuse is the syndic. but when vokey learned of sexual abuse accusations against a priest close to him he failed to inform rome and to report investigating sexual abuse in his diocese was not published instead a 2nd study was commissioned many german catholics left the church an outrage vokey realized his mistake and expressed remorse. i made mistakes in my handling the abuse investigation as well as the related crisis management. i am certainly guilty in this respect for this i am deeply sorry on how light. many german catholics however want to see real accountability and change. mariana arent is a parish officer in one of colognes poorer neighborhoods. she has been fighting the catholic church is patriarchal structure with broad support from her base. t

the message of the arts tree church, and every participating church and synagogue in philadelphia this intended to underscore the proposition put forth by the founding fathers of our nation. that a belief and trust in god forms the basis for true national security. the faces of hospitality and friendship are everywhere, has a great american city shares its fate with men and women in uniform. into this church came citizens and soldiers to talk with god. >> the lord is my shepherd, i shall not want. you make of me to lie down and bring plasters, he leads me beside the still waters. >> so i walk through the valley of shadow of death, i will fear no evil. >> for thou art with me >> now prepare us the table before me in the presence of mind enemies. i know in my head with oil, my cup run over. >> share their goodness and mercy shell -- [inaudible] >> jesus said, fairly i stand here, i am the were of the sheep. >> i am the door, by me if any men enter in, he shall be saved and child go in and out and find pastures. [inaudible] i -- and they might have it more abundantly. [inaudible] ♪ ♪ ♪ >>

the meeting point to st nicholas church. city guide karen choiceless shows tourists the focal points of the events of autumn $989.00 she knows what she's talking about because she took part in them on the demonstrations. during the 1980 s. the monday prayers drew more and more people who no longer agreed with the social developments in this part of germany the communist east. in order to understand what happened back then the group heads for the form of contemporary history. it provides a comprehensive picture of the vision and me unification of germany. the origins of the s.c.d. the ruling east german communist party. daily life and how the state owned enterprises operated. the fall of the berlin wall in 1989 and open the way to freedom it also meant the loss of a home and earned that identity topics the foreign consciously focus upon. it as we know if there's any more this is why it isn't called a museum but a forum. we wish to initiate discussion about this it's a great deficit that we don't talk to each other instead eve

i will look at the church to you. knowing. the history of the church in the community. even those of the church is committed always believe this is the mother and you will see everyone will come to worship it will be a very emotional thing especially the language the congregation will be in t. . with preparations inside the church under control mostly returns to his regular day keeping the islanders and his region up to date and. it. will take another try to keep going after one hour 6 point one this is radio $44.00 salute taking that sort of. he's been in the community radio game for 25 of the networks 330. 0 used to be a debate at one time you know we're back and they taught myself how to play the music we grew up like in the sixty's where i grew up with the beatles and the rolling stone fats domino and all those those guys. love music if you do get the balance right on the radio you can get everyone dancing on the floor. his passion may be rock n roll but right now well to me it's priming his audience for the imminent reopening of his church where we often release is

fighting chance to survive and one more thing this plan is a story the leader of the roman catholic church has met one of shia islam's most influential figures a process where the ground tony ali al sistani on day 2 of the pontiffs historic visit to iraq. both leaders promise to work towards peace and reconciliation. lebanon's caretaker prime minister has. to suspend his duties unless a new government is formed to address a worsening economic crisis have been demonstrations for a 5th day in the capital beirut after the currency weakened to record lows. senegal's opposition parties are calling for renewed protests against the government demonstrations intensified in the wednesday after the arrest of opposition leader go on a rape charge at least 4 people have been killed. president disasters entire cabinet to resign over the government's handling of the pandemic it follows anti-government protests on friday police fired tear gas and rubber bullets as demonstrators who surrounded the congress building in a soon see on. so those were the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after i

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the meeting point to st nicholas church. city guide karen choiceless shows tourists the focal points of the events of autumn $989.00 she knows what she's talking about because she took part in them on the demonstrations. during the 1980 s. the monday prayers drew more and more people who no longer agreed with the social developments in this part of germany the communist east. in order to understand what happened back then the group heads for the form of contemporary history. that provides a comprehensive picture of the division and new unification of germany. the origins of the s.c.d. the ruling east german communist party. daily life and how the state owned enterprises operated. the fall of the berlin wall in 1989 opened the way to freedom it also meant the loss of a home and earns an identity topics to foreign consciously focus upon. it as being authors. this is why it isn't called a museum but a forum. we wish to initiate discussion about this it's a great deficit that we don't talk to each other instead everyone has thei

the meeting point to st nicholas church. city guide karen choiceless shows tourists the focal points of the events of autumn $989.00 she knows what she's talking about because she took part in the monday demonstrations. during the 1980 s. the monday prayers drew more and more people who no longer agreed with the social developments in this part of germany the communist east. in order to understand what happened back then the group heads for the form of contemporary history. it provides a comprehensive picture of the division and me unification of germany. the origins of the s.c.d. the ruling east german communist party. daily life and how the state owned enterprises operated. the fall of the berlin wall and $989.00 opened the way to freedom it also meant the loss of a home and earns an identity topics to foreign consciously focuses upon. his being as as. this is why it isn't called a museum but a forum. we wish to initiate discussion about this it's a great deficit that we don't talk to each other instead everyone has their

perplexed many people are asking themselves these church leaders are talking about us. and why should i listen for them and they either a voyage talking about the issues that matter to was or talk in a way that we don't understand and countries relate to because it has fallen out of time. this flowed outside cologne cathedral marks germany's catholic priests carl how like many others has had enough of the church covering up its sexual abuse scandals he says it must finally own up to the past. yes there were and still are perpetrators among ranks no these are not isolated cases this is systemic yes the church protected the perpetrators not the victims. experts on religious law say that in the catholic church power has been concentrated in too few hands for too long. so that's 1st unfair from that so that became a problem in the context of investigating cases of sexual violence. it was up to individual bishops to decide whether and if so how to investigate cases and whether they were serious enough to warrant an intervention. in an effort to end sexual abuse in the church

baghdad on the 2nd day of the 1st ever papal visit to the nation the leader of the roman catholic church called for common ground and unity after meeting with christian and muslim the deuce earlier on saturday he was in the city of najaf where he met iraq's top shia cleric. the u.s. senate has just passed president joe biden's 7 a $1.00 trillion dollar coronavirus a bill the bill now goes back to the house of representatives before it go to biden's desk to be signed off democrats and republicans are basically divided over the bill. yemen's army says its forces have killed another 23 who the fight is on saturday in monrovia where it says it killed almost 100 rebels on friday the army however hasn't reported casualties among its own side's military aircraft from the south it is coalition have been targeting who he finds is the rebels began a defensive last month to seize the city and nearby oil rich areas. security forces have used tear gas and violence to break up another day of anti coup protests across meanwhile more than 50 people have been killed in demonstrations since the military s

i have a local church you. know we. we church in the community. even though it's other churches in that committed always believe this is the mother and you will see everyone will come worship it will be a very emotional thing especially the language the congregation will be in t. . with preparations inside the church under control mostly returns to his regular day keeping the islanders and his region up to date and. he. states he will take another track here and i for one are 6 point one this is review for you falsely taking the sort of. he's been in the community radio game for 25 of the networks 330. 0 used to be a debate at one time you know we're back taught myself how to play the music we grew up back in the sixty's where you grew up with the beatles and the rolling stone fats domino and all those guys you love music if you do get the balance right on the radio you can get everyone dancing on the floor. his passion maybe rock'n'roll but right now well to his priming his audience for the imminent reopening of his church. in this is all saints

so of course the church having 5 decades since the. second vatican council of interreligious dialogue and having this dialogue for instance with the university but also institutions in iran i'm i'm aware that is of course more than just a symbol that rests on decades of like mutual understanding to start speak to you it isn't i think it has to be more than a symbol because there are so much challenges especially for them i know it is in this country that the people who have the big hope that there could be more than simple politics. it's a huge burden for them because it is and it's not just that which will make the change of course not but i think in a region where people who. belong to minorities like the christians. this is also very special because we're still talking about the fact that they don't have the same rights we're talking about an ongoing genocide we're talking about the feel. instead of what is happening in the future so we're we're talking about sui 40000000 christians who are in the sweat and worldwide and in the plac

so of course the church having like now 5 decades since the. second vatican council of interreligious dialogue and having this dialogue for instance with university but also institutions and. that is of course more than just a symbol that rests on decades of like mutual understanding speak to you it isn't i think it has to be more than a symbol because there are so much challenges especially for them i know it is in this country that the people have a big hope that there could be more than simple politics. it's a huge burden for them because it is and it's not just that which will make the change of course not but i think in a region where people who. belong to minorities like the christians or the cities this is also very special because to be talking about the fact that they don't have the same rights we're talking about an ongoing genocide we're talking about the feel. instead of what is happening in the future so we're we're talking about sui 40000000 christians who are in the sweat and worldwide and in the place. i think 11 side. and i thi

and interfaith church. it was started in 1944 by dr. howard thurman and dr. alfred fisk. they believed if people came together and had deep religious experiences, that they would emerge with a sense of unity racialers and sexual barriers and going on for 74 yes and next year it will be 75. >> that's wonderful. you talk about different religious backgrounds, races of people and creeds? >> yes. many of the people were former jewish folks, buddhists, communists and the congregation and people who had no religious background. and dr. thurman attracted many others. some people say, is this what the church is about? i want to be part of it. it was a powerful book, the most well recognized and was influential with dr. king and samuel proctor and many ot ople. >> and meeting with gandhi. >> he met with gandhi in 1936 as part of a pilgrimage with he and his wife and two other people. they were chosen to go to burma and india in 1935. it wasn't until 1936 that he met with gandhi. they discussed nonviolence. that is w

between the church and islam and in particular more moderate thinkers but of course leading figures within the the different faiths and i think that clearly. when we see the pope and artist on it together there is there is a kind of a meeting of minds here and that's why i think this visit and this that that meeting that that the 2 had is so. vitally important and opens up a new era for christian muslim relations in a way that the we haven't seen before and i think also that we have to remember. when it comes to that the church is relationship with with islam there are and particularly when it comes to the pope and also study there are a number of similarities in the sense that the pope announced on a both or 40 figures that have strong base a strong following and they both have a message that they can get out to their to their people and that's where the impact will will i think come through midrash he in baghdad we're hearing positive noises from the iraqi president directly off the back of this day one into day 2 heading towards day 3 of this trip by the by the pope is iraq at a

i will look at the church to you. knowing. the history of the church in the community. even those other churches in that committed always believe this is the mother church and you will see everyone will come to worship it will be a very emotional thing especially the language the congregation will be in t. . with preparations inside the church under control mostly louis returns to his regular day keeping the islanders and his region up to date. for your sake she will take another track here going after one hour 6 point one this is review for you falsely taking it sort of. he's been in the community radio game for 25 of the networks 330. 0 used to be a debate at one time you know we're back taught myself how to play the music we grew up back in the sixty's where i grew up with the beatles and the rolling stone . and all those bros guys. love music if you do get the balance right on the radio you can get everyone dancing on the floor. his passion may be rock n roll but right now well time is priming his audience for the imminent reopening of his church we often release is

but our accusation is that the burden of the church silence or falls on the victims. these are fresh of course in there but often a good time not just for your for over a full. how could and other survivors to cope earlier this year when the cologne archdiocese announced that it would publish a report naming those responsible for abuse but things turned out differently the archdiocese changed its mind it told the victims that the report was unreliable and poorly done survivors felt browbeaten into accepting that the findings stay secret door and. they needed us as a kind of seal of approval to justify this decision to suppress the results these especially those who are still don't work for no g.p.s. and no one from the archdiocese wanted to go on camera to comment meanwhile feel stronger ties to all over again the suffering both physically and emotionally but often avoid annoyed or notice mention the victims have been exploited once again people who were damaged in the past by priests have been damaged gan to protect the institution or when i finally understood what w

is often therefore think of the abuse i suffered as a product of the catholic church. the told me spall. carl how they once the church to be transparent about the past when rana maria vokey became the archbishop of cologne several years ago he was hopeful the cardinal had vowed to address the church's history of sexual abuse is the syndic. but when vokey learned of sexual abuse accusations against a priest close to him he failed to inform rome and to report investigating sexual abuse in his diocese was not published instead a 2nd study was commissioned many german catholics left the church an outrage vokey realized his mistake and expressed remorse. i made mistakes in my handling of the abuse investigation as well as the related crisis management. i am certainly guilty in this respect for this us i am deeply sorry on how light. many german catholics however want to see real accountability and change mariana on to the parish office there in one of colognes poor neighborhoods. she has been fighting the catholic church's patriarchal structure with broad support from her b

he now became the head of the church that was part of the exercise of his absolute power. so we see the destruction of christendom. and the beginning of medicine the idea of absolute power in the secular sphere because it is taken over the spiritual sphere. i should move a little more quickly. now we see a further development and the articulation of the divine right of kings and james the first in england and robert filmer his principal defender in his book called patriarch a and everything i have said was expressed by james the first in a rather radical means in relationship between the subjects and the ruler is the same relationship between a child and his father. basically he has no rights and the kings right to rule and the powers he exercises are unrestricted. of course there is no right to revolution. now, the principal opponents, the most powerful opponents to the divine right of kings, were catholic clerics, specifically specifically cardinal bellarmine in italy and the jesuit in spain. they used and re- articulated natural law and the medieval constitutional princ

is often there for think of the abuse i suffered as a product of the catholic church. cut told me spall. carl how they once the church to be transparent about the past when rana maria vokey became the archbishop of cologne several years ago he was hopeful the cardinal had vowed to address the church's history of sexual abuse. the syndic. but when vokey learned of sexual abuse accusations against a priest close to him he failed to inform rome and a report investigating sexual abuse in his diocese was not published instead a 2nd study was commissioned many german catholics left the church an outrage vokey realized his mistake and expressed remorse. i made mistakes in my handling of the abuse investigation as well as the related crisis management. i am certainly guilty in this respect for this i am deeply sorry on how light. many german catholics however want to see real accountability and change mariana aren't is a parish officer in one of colognes poor neighborhoods. she has been fighting the catholic church's patriarchal structure with broad support from her base. to a

cries of the church and bring it back who. is areas from culture for example that was the most names. they follow the call of. heat say this is you are a part of me of us and we are part of fuel i think the this is the base is what the discussion is going to be between the pope and i to losses tony and it is very important for us for know what and of course we need solutions by the way because i just stood there and we have a make i have to make a big difference between islamistic terrorism and muslims of course and i think. the recounts relation is very important in that cases and in the place where the pope would speak in a. very important one because not far from there was the mosque for example where daddy called out the caliphate so we all know how. important. has been used in a bad way so therefore we need new pictures from this region and of course. also the iraqi population and the political leaders have to make. they are willing to do . how how i described that's very resembling like the character of the pope himself

i will look at the church to you. knowing. the history of the church in the community. even those of the church is committed always believe this is the mother and you will see it everyone will come worship it will be a very emotional thing especially the language the congregation will be in tea. with preparations inside the church under control most holy returns to his regular day child keeping the islanders and his region up to date. among the. states he will take another track from one a 6 point one this is really you for your falsely taking it sort of. he's been in the community radio game for 25 of the networks 33 years is. to be debated one time we're back and they taught myself how to play the music we grew up back in the sixty's where i grew up with the beatles and the rolling stone fats domino and all those those guys. love music if you do get the balance right on the radio you can get everyone dancing on the floor. his passion may be rock n roll but right now well to me it's priming his audience for the imminent reopening of his church we often hear this is all

so the church having now 5 decades since the. second vatican council of interreligious dialogue and having this dialogue for instance with the university but also institutions in iran. that is of course more than just a symbol that rests on decades of like mutual understanding to start speak to you it isn't i think it has to be more than a symbol because there are so much challenges especially for them i know it is in this country that the people who have the big hope that could be more than symbol politics. it's a huge burden for them because it is and it's not just that which will make the change of course not but i think in a region where people who. belong to minorities like the christians as it is this is also very special because of us through talking about the fact that they don't have the same rights we are talking about an ongoing genocide we are talking about the feel. instead of what is happening in the future so we are we are talking about sri 40000000 christians who are in the sweat and worldwide and in the places i

. >> reporter: she'd found a new sense of purpose in the church. her pastor and his wife, like family. >> they had taken her in, they were helping her out. >> i was like, i'm proud of you, you're finding god. >> reporter: then, one baffling text. and she was gone. >> i go, i know i probably watch a lot of "law and order" but i have this really gut feeling. >> because i was a mom, i just knew she didn't leave on her own. there was no way she left that baby. >> reporter: two moms at opposite ends of a mystery. could one get justice for the other? >> this case for sure was an investigator's worst nightmare. >> reporter: soon, clues to a hidden life. >> a very amorous romantic, wild relationship. >> it was lustful. oh my goodness. >> reporter: there were secrets here. deadly ones. >> it hit me hard. i'm like, no, no, no, no, no. >> a come to jesus moment? >> it was, yeah. i was scared to death. >> hello and welcome to "dateline." bree carlson was a force of nature. enthusiastic, spirited, beautiful. behind the radiant glow, she hid a darkness. for awhi

cheering crowds and security lining the roads pope francis is the 1st head of the roman catholic church to travel to iraq at the start of his 3 day landmark trip the catholic leaders appealed for common ground among religious groups he was speaking at a meeting between peoples of different faiths in the ancient city of or a significant site for christians muslims and jews earlier he met iraq's top shia muslim cleric and not just the pope's visit is meant to spotlight the heavy toll that years of war repression and instability have taken on the country's not diminished christian communities but some have questioned why he's choosing to make the trip now asshole as covert 19 and security fears make this the riskiest trip yet for any pope iraq is of course overwhelmingly muslim but host several christian communities the number of christians in iraq is estimated to be roughly about 250000 compared to around 1500000 before the u.s. led invasion in. $2314.00 christian groups are officially recognized in iraq about 80 percent belong to the child in catholic church syria acts make up about 10 p

on the other hand of course the catholic church and the hope pope have still own problems. plague sample the image child abuse the rule of women so there are a lot of challenges of course but i think the saying that he would that not be the question in iraq when he was there that there will be also like hard liners on the catholic side to. yes there's a photo with the grandma or with the ayatollah they don't like this under the fences benedict do you want to fishel council for interreligious dialogue was made to stop division of the culture of the pop one because the hardliners took over and said no no we don't want to have any resemblance that it seems like all religions were equal so you see like this is even in the catholic church like the dialogue is not like that everyone is like excited in the vatican about this pope's and ever i mean i have to say this is quite brave of him to pursue that and it's not just religious this trip it's also political because he want to show and make clear that christian minorities must be secure and this reasons and the fact that they are