” “"May the young people gathered here for World Youth Day have the courage to become saints! This what the world needs more than anything else". With this hope the Pope ended the speech he gave during the Welcoming Ceremony at Government House in Sydney. "World Youth Day fills me with confidence for the future of the Church and the future of our world", declared Benedict XVI, addressing his remarks to the young and saying that for him "it is a joy to be with them, to pray with them and to celebrate the Eucharist with them". "Some might ask what motivates thousands of young people to undertake what is for many a long and demanding journey in order to participate in an event of this kind", said the Holy Father, according to whom "ever since the first World Youth Day in 1986, it has been evident that vast numbers of young people appreciate the opportunity to come together to deepen their faith in Christ and to share with one another a joyful experience of communion in his Church". Young people today Benedict XVI remarked "face a bewildering variety of life-choices": hence the importance of the Spirit "who gives the wisdom to discern the right path and the courage to follow it".” “
