"In the crowds that gathered here in Sydney observed Benedict XVI we saw a vivid expression of the unity in diversity of the universal Church. We had a vision in miniature of the united human family for which we yearn. In the power of the Holy Spirit, may these young people turn this vision into a reality in the world of the future!" As he prepares to return to Rome, the Pope said he takes with him "a memory he will cherish of the many events full of grace that we have experienced together: from my first meeting with the young at Barangaroo, through the following meetings at Darlinghurst and in St. Mary’s Cathedral, down to the Youth Vigil on the esplanade of the Southern Cross and then yesterday’s final mass". "I pray that you too he concluded may bear in your spirit many precious memories and spiritual insights, so that you may return to your homes and your families with new drive to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ" and "renew the face of the earth".
