Germany At Odds With Benedict XVI [Instant poll of believers attending his final Mass}

Der Spiegel ^ | September 26th. 2011 | Fiona Ehlers

[Cardhu]

...If one scene could define Benedict's four-day Germany trip, it would be one that took shape on Saturday evening on a field in a Freiburg industrial area. Tens of thousands of young people held an overnight vigil until the big mass the following morning, the last of his trip.

The next morning, before Benedict arrived in his popemobile -- he was racing through Freiburg in a limousine, having just met with former Chancellor Helmut Kohl -- the young believers on the field were getting into the mood, having been given green and red inflatable clap sticks. In the style of a game show, the youths were told to use the different-colored sticks to express their opinions on statements made by two moderators, If they thought the statement was true or "super," they held up the green stick. If they found it false or "not so great," they were to hold up the red stick.

Red for Benedict

The questions in the informal public opinion poll focused on issues that have been on the minds of young believers since well before the sexual abuse scandal rocked the country in early 2010. They were questions on how much trust they retain in their Church and its leaders in Rome.

"I model my life after standards set in Rome," the moderator said. No, the youth answered, holding up their red sticks, with hardly a green stick in sight.

"Confession doesn't play much of a role in my life," came the next statement, answered in the affirmative with a sea of green.

Then: "Women carry too little responsibility in the Church." Yes, unfortunately. Green bags shot up.

"Is the practice of homosexuality a sin?" Of course not. The youths raised their red sticks.

[Cronos]

It’s incredible that your group, Cardhu — why are Mormons so interested in Catholicism? In fact obsessed is the word..

[Cronos]

"Is the practice of homosexuality a sin?" Of course not.

no matter how much your group may want it, we Christians will still consider homosexuality a perversion.

[dangus]

I’m guessing any serious Catholics would have nothing to do with this, therefore, the participants were largely protesters. The dead giveaway is the homosexuality question.