epa05611630 State Bishop Heinrich Bedford-Strohm (l) handing
over the Martin Luther Medal of the German Evangelical Church to
Cardinal Karl Lehmann during the festival service for the Luther
Year 2017 and the 500th anniversary of the Reformation at the
St. Marien church in Berlin, Germany, 31 October 2016. The
Luther Year ends on 31 October 2017, exactly 500 years after the
legendary posting of the Theses by Martin Luther in Wittenberg.
EPA/JENS SCHLUETER / POOL