Pope Benedict meets bishops on second day of Africa trip ADDS shots

Описание: (18 Mar 2009) SHOTLIST
1. Wide exterior of Cameroon Presidential Palace
2. Reverse shot of Cameroon President Paul Biya and First Lady First Lady Chantal Biya walking on red carpet
3. Mid of Chantel Biya looking over her shoulder and smiling
4. Wide of media officials waiting near red carpet for arrival of Pope Benedict XVI
5. Mid of Pope Benedict XVI and Biya walking along red carpet
6. Cutaway of Catholic Church bishops
7. Benedict and Biya walking past cameras
8. Close-up of Benedict shaking hands
9. Mid of Benedict greeting bishops
10. Cutaway of cameras
11. Mid of Benedict and Biya walking out after greeting bishops
12. Wide interior of Christ the King Church
13. Benedict greeting local bishop on church stage
14. Wide of Benedict on stage at front of church
15. SOUNDBITE (English) Pope Benedict XVI:
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"The spiritual and sacramental life is an extraordinary treasure, given to us for the good of the people entrusted to us. I urge you then to be especially vigilant regarding the faithfulness of priests and consecrated persons to the commitments made at their ordination or entry into religious life, so that they persevere in their vocation, for the greater holiness of the Church and the glory of God. The authenticity of their witness requires that there be no dichotomy between what they teach and the way they live each day."
16. Cutaway of cardinals in audience applauding
17. Wide of church ceremony
18. Mid of Benedict conducting blessing on stage
19. Various of Benedict outside with locals and officials and locals cheer, sing and dance, pope enters car
STORYLINE
Pope Benedict XVI on Wednesday met with Cameroon President Paul Biya, in Yaounde, on day two of his week-long visit to the African continent - his first as pontiff.
Benedict was greeted at the presidential palace by Biya and First Lady of Cameroon Chantal Biya.
Biya is one of Africa's longest-ruling strongmen, who has been in power since 1982 and recently was accused by the Amnesty International rights organisation of seeking to crush political opposition.
No details of Wednesday's meeting at the presidential palace were immediately given.
Later, Benedict was was driven to Christ the King Church to speak to Cameroon's 31 bishops and set down their mission.
Benedict said that while the Catholic church in Africa is the fastest growing in the world, it faces competition from increasingly popular evangelical movements and "the growing influence of superstitious forms of religion."
The German-born pope also said that the exuberant local African rites should not 'obstruct' the liturgy of the Mass.
He also spoke of the needs of the poor.
Benedict said he worried about the impact of modernity and secularisation on the traditional African family, telling the bishops to promote the understanding that marriage is indissoluble.
The meeting with the bishops had long been planned for the cathedral in Yaounde, but construction there has not been finished, amid allegations in the local media that the funds set aside were embezzled by clergy.
A Vatican spokesman said he was aware of reports that the funds were missing but had no comment.
Benedict arrived on Tuesday to a rapturous welcome from state officials and locals.
Just hours before touching down in Cameroon on Monday, he said that distribution of condoms is not the answer to fighting the AIDS/HIV epidemic and that, "on the contrary, it increases the problem."
The spokesman said Benedict wanted to stress that a reliance on condoms distracted from the need for proper education in sexual conduct.

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