WRAP Pope arrival, Mass outside Basilica in Mariazell; reax from pilgrims

(8 Sep 2007) SHOTLIST
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1. Wide pan of pilgrims gathered outside church in Mariazell
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2. Medium shot of pope being greeted by children with pope saying (German) "We just put it there, this is for you"
3. Cutaway of church in Mariazell
4. Popemobile driving through town with zoom-in to pope waving
5. Cutaway of people waiting
6. Wide of pope entering into church
7. Wide of arrival ceremony proceeding towards the altar
8. Close of pope greeting people inside church
9. Virgin Mary statue at altar
10. Wide of pope kneeling down in front of it
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11. Wide of choir singing
12. Priest carrying statue of Virgin Mary
13. Wide of pope walking out of church towards outside altar, greeting and blessing people
14. Medium of people standing in rain
15. Various medium and close of pope going towards outside altar
16. Crowd cheering and waving
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17. SOUNDBITE (German) Pope Benedict XVI:
"Our faith condemns the resignation following the notion that there is no such thing as an absolute truth and that men can't find truth. This resignation in front of the truth is the essence of the crisis in Western Europe".
18. Wide of pope reading his speech
19. SOUNDBITE (German) Pope Benedict XVI:
"Europe has become child-poor. We want everything for ourselves, and place little trust in the future."
20. Very wide of very large crowd
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21. Medium shot of pope walking and shaking hands with pilgrims
22. SOUNDBITE (German) Sebastian Otschinzki, VoxPop:
"It was great, I was shaking hands with the pope. I was completely out of myself, I could not say anything. I totally ran out of words"
23. Close of pilgrims talking to each other
24. SOUNDBITE (German) Manfred Plank, VoxPop:
"My whole life, I have been an active Catholic. This (seeing the pope) is the climax of my life as a Catholic so far. I'm happy I was alive to be here".
25. Wide of pope greeting pilgrims
STORYLINE
Pope Benedict XVI made a pilgrimage on Saturday to a famous shrine to the Virgin Mary, where he celebrated an open-air Mass in the rain for more than 30,000 believers and called on Europeans to embrace faith.
The pope was taken by car to Mariazell, about 150 kilometres (90 miles) southwest of Vienna, after more poor weather on the second day of his Austria visit prompted organisers to cancel plans to bring him there by army helicopter.
The Archdiocese of Vienna said 33,000 believers were ticketed for the event, and that scores from Eastern Europe, including 70 bishops, were among the crowd, which packed grandstands and a rain-slicked, fog-shrouded square.
In his homily, Benedict said the Catholic faith condemns the notion that there is no absolute truth.
"This resignation in front of the truth is the essence of the crisis in Western Europe," the pope said.
Although there have been no visions of Mary at Mariazell, it has drawn millions of pilgrims over the centuries, and Benedict said this year's 850th anniversary of its founding was "the reason for my coming."
Security was heavy for the pope's visit, with more than 3,500 police officers and soldiers deployed to protect him.
Pilgrims in disposable plastic raincoats waved umbrellas and cheered as the popemobile made its way through Mariazell's cobblestone streets and Benedict emerged, wading through the crowd to take his place before an outdoor altar.
Sebastian Otschinzki, who shook hands with the pope after the mass, spoke to AP Television in a state of excitement:
"I was completely out of myself, I could not say anything. I totally ran out of words," Otschinzki said.
Benedict began his trip by condemning abortion.

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