Pope Benedict XVI comes from villages near Munich, and like all expatriates he will want to be homeward bound some time. Yesterday he was back in Munich with much fanfare just like my popular friends when they return home from abroad. He toured the streets of the inner city before conducting an outdoor mass at Marienplatz. Naturally I was rather curious and went to witness his home-coming since it’s not the easiest thing to see the Pope face-to-face. Not everyone was glad to see him around town, however. The streets and shops were noticeably quieter than usual, and the shops along the touring route had to close because of security reasons or because there was no way customers could beat the crowd to reach the shops. The Pope’s visit was hardly a godsend for the business owners. My colleagues warned me beforehand that the crowd would be horrible. Well, it wasn’t too bad before he arrived. I could find myself a good spot to see and photograph the Pope in a street near Marienplatz. But wh...