Bishops arrive for the first day of a three-week meeting of the world's bishops at the Vatican Monday, Oct.3, 2005. More than 250 bishops, cardinals, heads of religious orders and others from about 118 countries will take part in the Synod of Bishops.
Pope Benedict XVI delivers his speech during the first day of a three-week meeting of the world's bishops at the Vatican Monday, Oct.3, 2005. More than 250 bishops, cardinals, heads of religious orders and others from about 118 countries will take part in the Synod of Bishops
Bishops listen to Pope Benedict XVI as he delivers his speech during the opening session of the synod of the bishops in Paul VI hall at the Vatican October 3, 2005. Pope Benedict, opening the first major Church meeting since his election with a solemn mass on Sunday, said that trying to keep God out of public life was 'not tolerance but hypocrisy.'