Turkish special police forces guard the entrance to Virgin Mary's House in Ephesus near Selcuk, Turkey, Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2006 where Pope Benedict XVI will pray and celebrate a mass. It is believed that this house is the last residence of the Virgin Mary. The Pope is on the second day of his four-day trip to Turkey. (AP Photo/Fabian Bimmer)
Turkish faithful juggle a palm leaf through a security check as they arrive at Virgin Mary's House in Ephesus near Selcuk, Turkey, Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2006 where Pope Benedict XVI will pray and celebrate a mass. It is believed that this house is the last residence of the Virgin Mary. The Pope is on the second day of his four-day trip to Turkey. (AP Photo/Herbert Knosowski)
Pope Benedict XVI hoists the Gospel during Mass in front of 'Mary's House' near Ephesus, November 29, 2006, where the Virgin Mary is reputed to have lived and died. Pope Benedict visited the site near the Aegean town of Ephesus, where legend says the mother of Jesus Christ lived out the last years of her life. (AP Photo/Cem Oksuzl)
Pope Benedict XVI celebrates Mass at 'Mary's House' near Ephesus, Turkey, November 29, 2006, where the Virgin Mary is reputed to have lived and died. REUTERS/Patrick Hertzog/Pool (TURKEY)
Pope Benedict XVI celebrates Mass at the House of the Virgin Mary in Ephesus, near Selcuk, Turkey, Wednesday Nov. 29, 2006. It is believed that this house is the last residence of the Virgin Mary. The Pope is on the second day of his four-day trip to Turkey. (AP Photo/Cem Oksuzl)
Pope Benedict XVI, right, is greeted by priests at the House of the Virgin Mary where he celebrated Mass in Ephesus, near Selcuk, Turkey, Wednesday Nov. 29. 2006. It is believed that this house was the last residence of the Virgin Mary. The Pope is on the second day of his four-day trip to Turkey. (AP Photo/Cem Oksuzl)
Pope Benedict XVI leaves after celebrating a mass at the House of the Virgin Mary near Ephesus. Pope Benedict XVI met with the head of the Greek Orthodox Church to pursue a key goal of his papacy: healing a rift between the two feuding branches of Christianity that dates back nearly a millennium.(AFP/Pool/Patrick Hertzog)