see more
BERLIN, GERMANY - MAY 25: (L-R) Chairman of the Council of the EKD and Bavarian regional Bishop Heinrich Bedford-Strohm, former President of the United States of America Barack Obama, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and president of Church Congress Christina Aus der Au arrive for a discussion on democracy at Church Congress on May 25, 2017 in Berlin, Germany. Up to 200,000 faithful are expected to attend the five-day congress in Berlin and Wittenberg which is celebrating the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. (Photo by Steffi Loos/Getty Images)