” “The Italians who remained in Cologne are preparing the "Scalabrini meeting";, a meeting which will take place on 19th August in Cologne (at 2pm, the Church of St.Maternus) and will be addressed above all to groups of different nationalities who follow the Scalabriniano charism. The theme will be: "The meeting between peoples and cultures" and will include a play with students from Padua of the "Teatro delle figure" (Theatre of figures), a musical complex formed by lay female missionaries, the "Scalabrini band", moments of prayer and sharing. Father Baggio expressed curiosity with regard to the WYD venue in the adopted city: "We are curious to see all those young people here and listen to what the Pope will say in his native Germany. The welcoming of a German Pope by the Germans has been a complex issue till now, but this Papacy could have a deep meaning for Germany, healing it from that sense of guilt of the past. Christian reawakening of Europe could be reborn from this WYD in Cologne… perhaps this is the dream of Pope Ratzinger".
