The arrival of the Pope among the young will take place in a "scenographic" framework: at the Rose Bay wharf, in Sydney, the Pope will board on the ship “Sydney 2000”. After a 45-minute navigation, he will arrive in the wharf of Barangaroo East Darling Harbour, Sydney. Before leaving, and at the arrival, the Pope will be welcomed by songs and dances of young Aborigines. "The presence of Aborigines in this journey of the Pope said Father Lombardi is a quite important fact, a really present-day event". The Australian Aboriginal people was the victim of "injustice and violence" in history, which the Church acknowledged several times, and for which it also expressed "requests for pardon". The sign of this acknowledgement pointed out Father Lombardi is the presence of a composition made by an Aboriginal artist on the paraments used by the Pope during the celebrations for the World Youth Day. The composition portrays a bird as symbol of the Holy Spirit. Friday 18th is the day on which the Pope is meeting the representatives of the Christian Churches and of the other religions, whose more and more numerous presence is the outcome of the long history of immigration to Australia. At half past twelve, the Pope is having lunch with a group of young people: 12 on the whole, "like the apostles", one boy and one girl for every continent, plus two Australian boys. (To be continued)
