He told them “you are the architects of your own moral, cultural and spiritual growth. It is up to you to freely welcome into your hearts, your intelligence and your life the patrimony of beauty, goodness and truth that has been formed down through the centuries and that has Christ as its bedrock”.
“It is up to you to further develop this patrimony, freeing it from the lies and distortions which make it unrecognisable and which provoke your distrust and disappointment”. Pope Benedict concluded “Know that in this difficult journey you are not alone, there are many close to you, parents, teachers and friends, but above all God, who created us and hosts our heart’s secrets”.