(From our correspondents in Sydney) In his catechesis for German youth yesterday, the auxiliary bishop of Mainz, the Most Rev. Ulrich Neymeyr, emphasized the real significance of the holiness of the Church. "The Church is not holy as a perfect human organization, but because she was founded by God", he explained. "The history of the Church teaches that individuals animated by the spirit of the Gospel have not always acted in her, but that the Church has always renewed herself by virtue of the Spirit of the Gospel and has thus remained faithful to her mission right down to the third millennium and undoubtedly will continue to do so". Neymeyr recalled that "to fulfil her own mission, the Church also has a need of the virtues of each person who realizes the gospel of Jesus Christ in life and in works. Giving, the smallest charism that is used for the life of the Church, is also inspired by the same Holy Spirit who turns the Church as a whole into a sacrament, a sign of the presence of God in the world".
