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published updated itvstart">2008-07-15</span>)</span>-<br />20 July 2008<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2008-07-20</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Location</th><td class="infobox-data location" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Sydney" title="Sydney">Sydney</a>,<br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Flag_of_New_South_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_New_South_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Flag_of_New_South_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_New_South_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Flag_of_New_South_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_New_South_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/New_South_Wales" title="New South Wales">New South Wales</a>,<br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australia</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Geographic_coordinate_system" title="Geographic coordinate system">Coordinates</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="text-align: left;"><span class="geo-inline"><style 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151.23028</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Type</th><td class="infobox-data" style="text-align: left;">Youth festival</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Theme</th><td class="infobox-data" style="text-align: left;"><i>You will receive the power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you</i> (<a href="/wiki/Acts_1:8" class="mw-redirect" title="Acts 1:8">Acts 1:8</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Organised by</th><td class="infobox-data" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Catholic_Church" title="Catholic Church">Catholic Church</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Participants</th><td class="infobox-data attendee" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Pope_Benedict_XVI" title="Pope Benedict XVI">Pope Benedict XVI</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Previous</th><td class="infobox-data" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/World_Youth_Day_2005" title="World Youth Day 2005">2005 Cologne</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Next</th><td class="infobox-data" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/World_Youth_Day_2011" title="World Youth Day 2011">2011 Madrid</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>World Youth Day 2008</b> was a Catholic youth festival that started on 15 July and continued until 20 July 2008 in Sydney, Australia. It was the first <a href="/wiki/World_Youth_Day" title="World Youth Day">World Youth Day</a> held in Australia and the first World Youth Day in Oceania. This meeting was decided by <a href="/wiki/Pope_Benedict_XVI" title="Pope Benedict XVI">Pope Benedict XVI</a>, during the <a href="/wiki/World_Youth_Day_2005" title="World Youth Day 2005">Cologne World Youth Day of 2005</a>. The theme was "<i>You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you</i>" (from <a href="/wiki/Acts_1:8" class="mw-redirect" title="Acts 1:8">Acts 1:8</a>). </p><p>About 500,000 young people from 200 countries attended during the week, and more than 1,000,000 came for the weekend. They were joined by about 600 bishops and <a href="/wiki/Cardinal_(Catholicism)" class="mw-redirect" title="Cardinal (Catholicism)">cardinals</a>, as well as by 6,600 reporters. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Schedule_of_events">Schedule of events</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=World_Youth_Day_2008&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Schedule of events"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The festivals of WYD began on 1 July 2007, when a large 3.8-meter-high wooden cross and a large 15-kilogram <a href="/wiki/Icon" title="Icon">icon</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Mary_(mother_of_Jesus)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mary (mother of Jesus)">Virgin Mary</a> arrived in Sydney to travel around the country.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The relay-style event, known as the Journey of the Cross and Icon (or JCI for short) saw the cross and icon go on a pilgrimage around the <a href="/wiki/Diocese" title="Diocese">dioceses</a> of Australia, engaging with a variety of Catholic parishes and communities.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The WYD Cross was entrusted to the youth of the world by <a href="/wiki/Pope_John_Paul_II" title="Pope John Paul II">Pope John Paul II</a> in 1984 as a sign of peace and hope.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Pope told the young people of the world to take it around the world as "a symbol of Christ's love for humanity". In 2004, Pope John Paul II commissioned the large icon of the Virgin Mary to accompany the cross' pilgrimage. It is a symbol intended to represent Mary's maternal love for young people. From the announcement of the host World Youth Day, the cross and icon travel ceremonially around the world similar to the <a href="/wiki/Olympic_torch_relay" class="mw-redirect" title="Olympic torch relay">Olympic torch relay</a>. </p><p>In the week preceding the main event, many young Catholic pilgrims spent time in different parts of Australia and New Zealand <sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (August 2008)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup>, staying with a local parish as part of the Days in the Dioceses program. After their stay, they travelled to Sydney for the Opening <a href="/wiki/Mass_(liturgy)" title="Mass (liturgy)">Mass</a> of the week-long main event. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:20080712_Sydney_World_Youth_day_Station_of_the_Cross_rhrsl.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/20080712_Sydney_World_Youth_day_Station_of_the_Cross_rhrsl.jpg/220px-20080712_Sydney_World_Youth_day_Station_of_the_Cross_rhrsl.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/20080712_Sydney_World_Youth_day_Station_of_the_Cross_rhrsl.jpg/330px-20080712_Sydney_World_Youth_day_Station_of_the_Cross_rhrsl.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/20080712_Sydney_World_Youth_day_Station_of_the_Cross_rhrsl.jpg/440px-20080712_Sydney_World_Youth_day_Station_of_the_Cross_rhrsl.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a><figcaption>Rehearsal for Stations of the Cross on 12 July near the Sydney Opera House</figcaption></figure> <p>The Pope arrived at Sydney on 13 July at <a href="/wiki/Richmond_Air_Force_Base" class="mw-redirect" title="Richmond Air Force Base">Richmond Air Force Base</a> in North Western Sydney on a special <a href="/wiki/Alitalia" title="Alitalia">Alitalia</a> flight. Until 17 July he stayed in the <a href="/wiki/Opus_Dei" title="Opus Dei">Opus Dei</a> centre, called <a href="/w/index.php?title=Kenthurst_Study_Centre&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kenthurst Study Centre (page does not exist)">Kenthurst Study Centre</a>, 30 km from Sydney.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 15 July, World Youth Day 2008 began with the Opening Mass celebrated by Cardinal <a href="/wiki/George_Pell" title="George Pell">George Pell</a>, the Archbishop of Sydney, at <a href="/wiki/Barangaroo,_New_South_Wales" title="Barangaroo, New South Wales">Barangaroo</a>. This was followed by a concert.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Each morning from 15 to 17 July, <a href="/wiki/Catechism" title="Catechism">Catechists</a> were held in approximately 300 locations. Pilgrims received teachings from a bishop and also celebrated Mass. In the afternoons, pilgrims journeyed into the city and attend the Youth Festival consisting of a series of art exhibitions, concerts, seminars and conferences. </p><p>On 17 July 2008, 500,000<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> attendees from around the world were present at Barangaroo to welcome Pope Benedict XVI on a day dubbed <b>Super Thursday</b> by the press.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Pope actually arrived on 14 July, but only appeared in public for the first time on the 17th. The event involved the Pope travelling around <a href="/wiki/Port_Jackson" title="Port Jackson">Port Jackson</a> in a "boatacade" where pilgrims lined the shores to see him. However, there were many disappointed spectators in places like the Botanic Gardens and Circular Quay who did not actually see the Pope because of where he was sitting on the boat. The <a href="/wiki/Sydney_Children%27s_Choir" class="mw-redirect" title="Sydney Children's Choir">Sydney Children's Choir</a> and Gondwana Voices performed at the event. The Pope then spoke extensively to the pilgrims and greeted them in five foreign languages. In order to let the pilgrims see him better the Pope was driven around Barangaroo through the crowds in his Popemobile.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1023981488">@media all and (max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .rquote{width:auto!important;float:none!important}}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote rquote" style="float: left; width: 33%;"><p>Dear young people, let me now ask you a question... How are you using the gifts you have been given, the "power" which the Holy Spirit is even now prepared to release within you? What legacy will you leave to young people yet to come? What difference will you make?<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p><div class="templatequotecite">— <cite><a href="/wiki/Pope_Benedict_XVI" title="Pope Benedict XVI">Pope Benedict XVI</a></cite></div></blockquote> <p>On 18 July, there was a live re-enactment of the <a href="/wiki/Stations_of_the_Cross" title="Stations of the Cross">Stations of the Cross</a> at major city landmarks with an estimated 270,000 participants. Around 500 million people around the world followed the stations on television.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 19 July, around 235,000 pilgrims embarked on a 10-kilometre pilgrimage walk, beginning at the <a href="/wiki/Mary_MacKillop" title="Mary MacKillop">Mary MacKillop Chapel</a> in North Sydney, over the <a href="/wiki/Sydney_Harbour_Bridge" title="Sydney Harbour Bridge">Sydney Harbour Bridge</a> and across the city to attend an overnight vigil before the Mass at <a href="/wiki/Randwick_Racecourse" title="Randwick Racecourse">Randwick Racecourse</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Approximately 250,000 pilgrims slept overnight at Randwick, and about 300,000 to 400,000 participants attended the Final Mass celebrated by Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday 20 July.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Pope Benedict continued a tradition of Australian Papal Masses at Randwick Racecourse, following in the footsteps of John Paul II and Paul VI. At the conclusion of the final mass the Pope announced that the 2011 World Youth Day would be held in <a href="/wiki/Madrid" title="Madrid">Madrid</a>, Spain.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Web_2.0">Web 2.0</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=World_Youth_Day_2008&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Web 2.0"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>WYD 2008 was the first World Youth Day to take full advantage of telecommunications, with Pope Benedict sending text messages to the pilgrims during the week. Each pilgrim who registered for WYD had the option of providing a mobile phone number to which the Pontiff's message would be sent at the beginning of each day. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <caption><b>TEXT MESSAGES FROM POPE BENEDICT XVI TO WYD2008 PILGRIMS</b><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Date</th> <th>Papal Message </th></tr> <tr> <td>TUE <p>15 July </p> </td> <td>Young friend, God and his people expect much from you because you have within you the Fathers supreme gift: the Spirit of Jesus –BXVI </td></tr> <tr> <td>WED <p>16 July </p> </td> <td>The Holy Spirit gave the Apostles and gives you the power boldly to proclaim that Christ is risen! –BXVI </td></tr> <tr> <td>THU <p>17 July </p> </td> <td>The Holy Spirit is the principal agent of salvation history: let him write your life history 2! –BXVI </td></tr> <tr> <td>FRI <p>18 July </p> </td> <td>The spirit impels us 4ward 2wards others; the fire of his love makes us missionaries of God's charity. See you tomorrow nite –BXVI </td></tr> <tr> <td>SAT <p>19 July </p> </td> <td>Dear friend, you must be holy & you must be missionary: never separate holiness from mission –BXVI </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>It also saw the launch of a new registration <a href="/wiki/Social_networking" class="mw-redirect" title="Social networking">social networking</a> site called xt3.com, with the aim to connect young Catholics before, during and after World Youth Day 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 8 September, a final message was sent via SMS to WYD2008 pilgrims registered on Xt3.com,<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> marking 50 days after the closing Mass:<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1244412712"><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>Dear Friends,<br />Fifty days ago we were together for the celebration of Mass. Today I greet you on the birthday of Mary, Mother of the Church. Empowered by the Spirit and courageous like Mary your pilgrimage of faith fills the Church with life! Soon I am to visit France. I ask you all to join me in praying for the young people of France. May we all be rejuvenated in hope!</p></blockquote> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Food">Food</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=World_Youth_Day_2008&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Food"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Pilgrims were served a traditional Australian menu. Over the six-day event, 3.5 million meals were served. To cater for the masses, 210,000 slices of bread, 425,000 chocolate bars, 200,000 meat pies and 300,000 servings of Weet-Bix Crunch were ordered. "We want to provide pilgrims with a good feed and a little bit of an Australian taste," WYD director of services Geoff Morris said; "We have tried to do that by including some of our more iconic items such as <a href="/wiki/Tim_Tam" title="Tim Tam">Tim Tams</a>, <a href="/wiki/Weet-Bix" title="Weet-Bix">Weet-Bix</a> Crunch, <a href="/wiki/Vegemite" title="Vegemite">Vegemite</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lamingtons" class="mw-redirect" title="Lamingtons">lamingtons</a> and good old <a href="/wiki/Baked_beans" title="Baked beans">baked beans</a>". Organisers also held a "Big Aussie BBQ", which saw 200 barbecues lit up simultaneously across Sydney.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1023981488"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1244412712"><blockquote class="templatequote rquote" style="float: right; width: 33%;"><p>There's nothing immoral with a little commercialism. Our way of life is built on commercialism, on trade, on industry, on finance and people have got a right to make a living out of doing a good thing, which is spreading Christ's message in a modern way.</p><div class="templatequotecite">— <cite><a href="/wiki/Cardinal_George_Pell" class="mw-redirect" title="Cardinal George Pell">Cardinal George Pell</a><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></cite></div></blockquote> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Souvenirs">Souvenirs</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=World_Youth_Day_2008&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Souvenirs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Pilgrims and the public were able to buy 470 different products including papal mementos such as special WYD rosary beads, Pope Benedict XVI baseball caps and rugby jerseys. Sydney's Catholic Archbishop Cardinal George Pell said that the Church was not looking to make a profit. </p><p>Any remaining merchandise was given to Catholic charities and surplus clothing was sent overseas to developing nations.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="floatnone" style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;overflow:hidden;width:auto;max-width:1500px"><div class="noresize" style="overflow:auto"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:WYD_2008_Vigil_Stitch.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Panoramic image of crowd at vigil on 19 July"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/WYD_2008_Vigil_Stitch.jpg/1500px-WYD_2008_Vigil_Stitch.jpg" decoding="async" width="1500" height="151" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/WYD_2008_Vigil_Stitch.jpg/2250px-WYD_2008_Vigil_Stitch.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/WYD_2008_Vigil_Stitch.jpg/3000px-WYD_2008_Vigil_Stitch.jpg 2x" data-file-width="14595" data-file-height="1474" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption" style="text-align:center">Panoramic image of crowd at vigil on 19 July</div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Attendance">Attendance</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=World_Youth_Day_2008&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Attendance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:World_Youth_Day_2008_-_Sydney,_Australia.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/World_Youth_Day_2008_-_Sydney%2C_Australia.jpg/220px-World_Youth_Day_2008_-_Sydney%2C_Australia.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/World_Youth_Day_2008_-_Sydney%2C_Australia.jpg/330px-World_Youth_Day_2008_-_Sydney%2C_Australia.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/World_Youth_Day_2008_-_Sydney%2C_Australia.jpg/440px-World_Youth_Day_2008_-_Sydney%2C_Australia.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2448" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Lebanese_people" title="Lebanese people">Lebanese</a> wave their country's flag at the 2008 World Youth Day</figcaption></figure> <p>World Youth Day organizers revised the expected number of attendees downwards during the lead-up to the event. In October 2007, the Catholic Archbishop of Sydney, George Pell, claimed that "over half a million" people would attend the final mass at Randwick. The World Youth Day site later claimed likely attendance of "up to" half a million. Similarly, the projected number of overseas attendees was 150,000 people in 2006. This was later altered to a projection of "over 125,000" people from overseas. 65,000 visas were granted as of 12 days before the start of the event.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Around 500,000 welcomed the pope to Sydney and 270,000 watched the <a href="/wiki/Stations_of_the_Cross" title="Stations of the Cross">Stations of the Cross</a>. More than 300,000 pilgrims camped out overnight in preparation for the Final Mass.<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated1_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated1-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The final attendance reported by <a href="/wiki/Reuters" title="Reuters">Reuters</a> was up to 300,000, however World Youth Day's Chief Operating Officer Danny Casey and other media reported over 400,000 attendees.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Marjorie's_Bird"><span id="Marjorie.27s_Bird"></span>Marjorie's Bird</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=World_Youth_Day_2008&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Marjorie's Bird"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Marjorie_Liddy" title="Marjorie Liddy">Marjorie Dunn Liddy</a>, a Tiwi Islands woman who was raised by Catholic nuns on Melville Island painted a white dot bird on a navy background which became the image for the World Youth Day 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The image is commonly known as <i>Marjorie’s Bird</i>, although Liddy calls it <i>The Day The Holy Spirit Visited Marjorie And Her People,</i> her people being a reference to all Australians. </p><p>Liddy had never painted before she created this image which was included on the back of the chasubles for the papal Mass.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Liddy tells the story of being touched by the Holy Spirit after a day of fishing which provided the inspiration for the image.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Official_song">Official song</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=World_Youth_Day_2008&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Official song"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>"<a href="/wiki/Receive_the_Power" title="Receive the Power">Receive the Power</a>",<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> an original song written by <a href="/wiki/Guy_Sebastian" title="Guy Sebastian">Guy Sebastian</a> and Gary Pinto, was chosen in May 2007 as the official anthem for World Youth Day 2008. </p><p>"Receive the Power" was played extensively throughout the six days of World Youth Day and also in the television coverage which went around the world. Sebastian performed at the concert after the Opening Mass which officially welcomed Pope Benedict XVI to Australia. Sebastian and <a href="/wiki/Paulini_Curuenavuli" class="mw-redirect" title="Paulini Curuenavuli">Paulini</a> also performed both the English and international versions at the Final Mass at Randwick Racecourse on 20 July.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> An estimated 400,000 people attended the mass.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sebastian and Paulini were invited to perform "Receive The Power" at the Pope's farewell<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and thank you to volunteers on 21 July.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Indulgences">Indulgences</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=World_Youth_Day_2008&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Indulgences"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Pope announced that pilgrims at World Youth Day 2008 and those from around the world who pray for the "spiritual goals of this meeting and for its happy outcome" would be able to receive <a href="/wiki/Indulgences" class="mw-redirect" title="Indulgences">indulgences</a>. In Roman Catholic teaching an indulgence is believed to erase the temporal punishment (time spent in <a href="/wiki/Purgatory" title="Purgatory">purgatory</a>) which results from sin. </p><p>Two types of indulgences were available: </p> <ul><li>plenary (full) indulgence – for attendees</li> <li>partial indulgence – for those who pray<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Controversies_around_the_World_Youth_Day">Controversies around the World Youth Day</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=World_Youth_Day_2008&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Controversies around the World Youth Day"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Public_funding">Public funding</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=World_Youth_Day_2008&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Public funding"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Some were concerned regarding the NSW state government's public funding of $129 million and the federal government's funding of $55 million.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some described it as a "<a href="/wiki/Promotional_event" class="mw-redirect" title="Promotional event">promotional event</a>" for the Catholic Church.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>However the Sydney Chamber of Commerce estimated that World Youth Day would generate $230 million of economic activity and the NSW state government claimed that it would have a direct economic benefit over $150 million. In addition to direct benefits the state government said that the coverage of World Youth Day overseas was worth at least $1 billion.<sup id="cite_ref-b:_Iemma_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-b:_Iemma-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These gains would offset and exceed the government's expenditure on World Youth Day. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Use_of_Randwick_Racecourse">Use of Randwick Racecourse</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=World_Youth_Day_2008&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Use of Randwick Racecourse"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:WYD08_FinalMass.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1d/WYD08_FinalMass.JPG/200px-WYD08_FinalMass.JPG" decoding="async" width="200" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1d/WYD08_FinalMass.JPG/300px-WYD08_FinalMass.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1d/WYD08_FinalMass.JPG/400px-WYD08_FinalMass.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200" /></a><figcaption>The Final Mass held at <b><a href="/wiki/Randwick_Racecourse" title="Randwick Racecourse">Southern Cross Precinct</a></b> (named specifically for the event) drew 350,000<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> pilgrims.</figcaption></figure> <p>The use of the <a href="/wiki/Randwick_Racecourse" title="Randwick Racecourse">Randwick Racecourse</a> for the event was criticised and legally challenged by the racing industry in Sydney. <sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2008)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Industry representatives argued that alternative sites, such as the <a href="/wiki/Sydney_Olympic_Park" title="Sydney Olympic Park">Sydney Olympic Park</a> at <a href="/wiki/Homebush_Bay" title="Homebush Bay">Homebush Bay</a>, were more suitable venues.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2008)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> However, the NSW and federal governments and the event organisers insisted that Randwick Racecourse was the only location suitable for an event of such scale. <sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2008)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The World Youth Day committee initially offered to pay an agreed settlement to the racing industry. <sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2008)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> However, after some complaints, the federal and the New South Wales state government stepped in and jointly pledged $42 million in compensation to the racing industry<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> – more than triple the previously agreed upon amount. <sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2008)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> In exchange, the industry relocated its operations to the <a href="/wiki/Warwick_Farm_Racecourse" title="Warwick Farm Racecourse">Warwick Farm</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rosehill_Gardens_Racecourse" title="Rosehill Gardens Racecourse">Rosehill Gardens</a> racecourses, with infrastructure at these sites and at Randwick to be upgraded as part of the compensation package. In addition, the <a href="/wiki/Australian_Jockey_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Australian Jockey Club">Australian Jockey Club</a>'s lease at Randwick was to be extended by 50 years.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Despite some earlier concerns the final mass left the turf in good condition. The Randwick Project Steering Committee chief Hugh Martin stated that he was "very pleased with the state of the track" and an Australian Jockey Club spokesman noted that the "track seems to have held up well."<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated1_28-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated1-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="World_Youth_Day_legislation">World Youth Day legislation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=World_Youth_Day_2008&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: World Youth Day legislation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_New_South_Wales" title="Parliament of New South Wales">Parliament of New South Wales</a> passed the <i>World Youth Day Act 2006</i> especially for the event. The regulations made under this act however had been the source of some controversy, mainly in the operation of various provisions of the <i>World Youth Day Regulation 2008</i> within hundreds of so-called "declared areas" across Sydney.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These areas included over 40 city locations, including popular tourist spots the <a href="/wiki/Sydney_Opera_House" title="Sydney Opera House">Sydney Opera House</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Sydney_Harbour_Bridge" title="Sydney Harbour Bridge">Sydney Harbour Bridge</a>, as well as at numerous public transport stations and schools. </p><p>The most significant and contentious amendments to the regulations were announced by the Deputy Premier <a href="/wiki/John_Watkins_(Australian_politician)" title="John Watkins (Australian politician)">John Watkins</a> on 25 June 2008 and came into effect on 1 July 2008. People entering or exiting declared areas would have been subject to being searched, including vehicles or baggage, if so requested.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to <i><a href="/wiki/The_Australian" title="The Australian">The Australian</a></i>, this may have included either general clothing inspections, partial strip searches, or even arrest.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The regulations would have been enforced by police, with the Rural Fire Service and the State Emergency Service having enforcement power over some provisions. These authorisations were especially controversial, as such granted enforcement powers are normally available only to police.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The new powers also caused concern to those organisations,<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which did not consider enforcement to be their role.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Of the most contentious of the regulations, a maximum fine of A$5,500 was able to be imposed for causing 'annoyance or inconvenience' to WYD participants. This was challenged in the <a href="/wiki/Federal_Court_of_Australia" title="Federal Court of Australia">Federal Court of Australia</a> on the grounds of violating the implied constitutional freedom of political communication and/or exceeding the regulation making power of the <i>World Youth Day Act 2006 (NSW)</i>. The Full Court agreed with the latter argument, declaring Clause 7(1)(b) regarding the specific prohibition of causing "annoyance to participants in a World Youth Day event" invalid.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Protest_groups">Protest groups</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=World_Youth_Day_2008&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Protest groups"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A number of activist groups protested against the Catholic Church on World Youth Day. Various <a href="/wiki/Atheist" class="mw-redirect" title="Atheist">atheist</a> and secular groups cooperated to form the NoToPope Coalition for WYD. The coalition rallied against the church's stances on <a href="/wiki/Same-sex_marriage" title="Same-sex marriage">same-sex marriage</a>, abortion and <a href="/wiki/Contraception" class="mw-redirect" title="Contraception">contraception</a>. Additionally, groups representing some victims of sexual abuse protested prior to WYD. On Saturday, the day of the pilgrimage walk, approximately 100 protesters positioned themselves on a street corner to chant slogans and wave banners at the over 200,000 pilgrims walking to Randwick. A strong police presence controlled the protesters.<sup id="cite_ref-protest_57-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-protest-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Protest organisers had planned to use t-shirts with anti-Catholic slogans such as "Religion harms us by privileging faith over reason", "Badly needed community services were robbed to pay the Pope"<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and "107 Catholic clergy convicted".<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>There were very few physical confrontations between the pilgrims and protesters, with some initiated by the protesters throwing condoms at the pilgrims. Police arrested one Australian pilgrim for attacking a protester.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-protest_57-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-protest-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A Sydney small business owner alleged that he received an anonymous threat against him and his family for producing "annoying" t-shirts.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Controversy_over_comments_by_Bishop_Anthony_Fisher">Controversy over comments by Bishop Anthony Fisher</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=World_Youth_Day_2008&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Controversy over comments by Bishop Anthony Fisher"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>WYD coordinator Bishop Fisher told journalists the latest controversy was detracting from the massive Catholic youth festival underway in Sydney. "I think most of Australia was enjoying, delighting in the beauty and goodness of these young people... rather than dwelling crankily, as a few people are doing, on old wounds."<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Anthony and Christine Foster spoke out on the bishop's comments, labelling them "very insensitive". Their daughters Emma and Katherine were raped by priest Kevin O'Donnell leading to Emma's suicide at the age of 26, while her sister Katherine drank heavily before being left disabled when hit by a drunk driver in 1999. Advocates for Survivors of Child Abuse director Michael Salter was outraged by Bishop Fisher's comments, saying, "The Catholic Church has a lot to learn about the burden of clergy abuse on the lives of victims, and those who care for them."<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Bishop Fisher later said he had been misquoted by media representatives who, according to him, had been the people he had called "cranky" and not the victims.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Transport_concerns">Transport concerns</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=World_Youth_Day_2008&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Transport concerns"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>An additional 4,000 train and 3,400 bus services were commissioned for the event. There were 400 road clearways and 300 road closures.<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Threats to strike on 17 July in the heart of the celebrations, made by disgruntled rail workers, were withdrawn following negotiations with the state government.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Following World Youth Day, the NSW Premier <a href="/wiki/Morris_Iemma" title="Morris Iemma">Morris Iemma</a> gave the transport systems' performance a 10-out-of-10 rating. He stated that special events such as WYD proved that decent public transport was possible and was considering implementing some of the strategies used for the event on an ongoing basis.<sup id="cite_ref-b:_Iemma_43-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-b:_Iemma-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Former Roads and Traffic Authority director Ken Robinson said that the public transport system ran smoothly during World Youth Day due to better coordination between different transport authorities, whilst NSW transport minister John Watkins noted that public transport for the week worked "tremondously well."<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Apology,_meeting_with_victims_and_criticisms"><span id="Apology.2C_meeting_with_victims_and_criticisms"></span>Apology, meeting with victims and criticisms</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=World_Youth_Day_2008&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Apology, meeting with victims and criticisms"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:SaintMarys_CathedralSydney.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/SaintMarys_CathedralSydney.jpg/220px-SaintMarys_CathedralSydney.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="143" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/SaintMarys_CathedralSydney.jpg/330px-SaintMarys_CathedralSydney.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/SaintMarys_CathedralSydney.jpg/440px-SaintMarys_CathedralSydney.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1724" data-file-height="1123" /></a><figcaption>St. Mary's Cathedral, Sydney, Australia, the Pope's residence during World Youth Day 2008.</figcaption></figure> <p>On 19 July 2008, in <a href="/wiki/St_Mary%27s_Cathedral,_Sydney" title="St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney">Sydney's St. Mary's Cathedral</a>, Pope Benedict XVI made a historic full apology for <a href="/wiki/Child_sex_abuse" class="mw-redirect" title="Child sex abuse">child sex abuse</a> by priests and clergymen in Australia. Before a congregation of 3,400, he called for compensation and demanded punishment for those guilty of the "evil": "Here I would like to pause to acknowledge the shame which we have all felt as a result of the sexual abuse of minors by some clergy and religious in this country. I am deeply sorry for the pain and suffering the victims have endured and I assure them that, as their pastor, I too share in their suffering." The Pope added: "Victims should receive compassion and care, and those responsible for these evils must be brought to justice. These misdeeds, which constitute so grave a betrayal of trust, deserve unequivocal condemnation. I ask all of you to support and assist your bishops, and to work together with them in combating this evil. It is an urgent priority to promote a safer and more wholesome environment, especially for young people." On 21 July, before flying out of Australia Pope Benedict met with a group of four victims of sexual abuse at St. Mary's Cathedral in Sydney, listened to their stories and celebrated mass with them.<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Broken Rites, the support group representing Australian victims, criticised the meeting as hand-picked: "I'm afraid that what they've done is selected victims who have agreed with what the church's policies are".<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Broken Rites said: "Sorry may be a start but we want to see a lot more. We want the victims to be treated fairly, we don't want them to feel that they have been shut out, we don't want them to be re-abused by church authorities." It reported that there were 107 Catholic priests and religious brothers sentenced in Australian courts on sex charges, and that in 2002, Australian bishops had already apologised for past abuses.<sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The then NSW Premier Morris Iemma said he hoped "it would be a sign of righting the wrongs of the past and of a better future and better treatment by the church of the victims and their families."<sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Departure">Departure</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=World_Youth_Day_2008&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Departure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Pontiff departed from <a href="/wiki/Sydney_Airport" title="Sydney Airport">Sydney Airport</a> on 21 July 2008. Before boarding a chartered <a href="/wiki/Qantas" title="Qantas">Qantas</a> <a href="/wiki/Boeing_747-400" title="Boeing 747-400">Boeing 747-400</a> at Sydney Airport's Hangar 96, he thanked Prime Minister <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Rudd" title="Kevin Rudd">Kevin Rudd</a>, Governor General Major General <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jeffery_(Australian_Army_officer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Michael Jeffery (Australian Army officer)">Michael Jeffery</a>, newly appointed Ambassador to the Holy See <a href="/wiki/Tim_Fischer" title="Tim Fischer">Tim Fischer</a>, and Cardinal George Pell.<sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Pontiff left Australia after the farewell message of thanks by Rudd: "Today I announce that for the first time Australia will have a resident <a href="/wiki/List_of_Australian_Ambassadors_to_the_Holy_See" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Australian Ambassadors to the Holy See">Ambassador to the Holy See</a> in Rome. And today I announce that the Government will be recommending to his Excellency the Governor General the appointment of the former Deputy Prime Minister of Australia the Honourable Tim Fischer as Australia’s first resident Ambassador to the Holy See."<sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=World_Youth_Day_2008&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=misSC60t9Vw">WYD Cross & Icon Arrival and The Western Deanery</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111120024712/http://www2.ceosyd.catholic.edu.au/cms/Jahia/site/reonline/pid/2646">"Arrival of the Cross and Icon signal countdown to Australia's World Youth Day"</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www2.ceosyd.catholic.edu.au/cms/Jahia/site/reonline/pid/2646">the original</a> on 20 November 2011<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">17 November</span> 2011</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Arrival+of+the+Cross+and+Icon+signal+countdown+to+Australia%27s+World+Youth+Day&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww2.ceosyd.catholic.edu.au%2Fcms%2FJahia%2Fsite%2Freonline%2Fpid%2F2646&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWorld+Youth+Day+2008" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120501103806/http://www.xt3.com/library/view.php?id=792">The Cross, A Gift from John Paul II to the World’s Youth – Xt3 Library</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.opusdei.pl/art.php?p=28875">Opus Dei and WYD2008</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160309204726/http://wyd2008.org/index.php/en/wyd08_events">"WYD08 Events"</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.wyd2008.org/index.php/en/wyd08_events">the original</a> on 9 March 2016<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">18 July</span> 2008</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=WYD08+Events&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wyd2008.org%2Findex.php%2Fen%2Fwyd08_events&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWorld+Youth+Day+2008" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">cf. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://wyd2008.org/index.php/en/media__1/latest_news/500_million_people_globally_watch_the_stations_of_the_cross_pope_s_busy_meeting_schedule_continues">Pope's busy meeting schedule continues</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160303193341/http://wyd2008.org/index.php/en/media__1/latest_news/500_million_people_globally_watch_the_stations_of_the_cross_pope_s_busy_meeting_schedule_continues">Archived</a> 3 March 2016 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>: <i>After 500,000 people turned out to welcome him to Sydney yesterday</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090309172255/http://www.thewest.com.au/default.aspx?MenuID=2&ContentID=85297">"Pope arrives to kick off Super Thursday"</a>. The West Australian. 17 July 2008. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.thewest.com.au/default.aspx?MenuID=2&ContentID=85297">the original</a> on 9 March 2009<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">18 July</span> 2008</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Pope+arrives+to+kick+off+Super+Thursday&rft.date=2008-07-17&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thewest.com.au%2Fdefault.aspx%3FMenuID%3D2%26ContentID%3D85297&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWorld+Youth+Day+2008" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160304134212/http://wyd2008.org/index.php/en/media__1/latest_news/vatican_officials_confirm_pope_benedict_will_visit_mary_mackillop_shrine">"WYD2008 Confirms Papal visit to MacKillop Shrine"</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://wyd2008.org/index.php/en/media__1/latest_news/vatican_officials_confirm_pope_benedict_will_visit_mary_mackillop_shrine">the original</a> on 4 March 2016<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">28 May</span> 2008</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=WYD2008+Confirms+Papal+visit+to+MacKillop+Shrine&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwyd2008.org%2Findex.php%2Fen%2Fmedia__1%2Flatest_news%2Fvatican_officials_confirm_pope_benedict_will_visit_mary_mackillop_shrine&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWorld+Youth+Day+2008" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/speeches/2008/july/documents/hf_ben-xvi_spe_20080717_barangaroo_en.html">Papal Address at WYD2008 Arrival</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/homilies/2008/documents/hf_ben-xvi_hom_20080720_xxiii-wyd_en.html">Closing Mass Homily</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">cf. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://wyd2008.org/index.php/en/media__1/latest_news/500_million_people_globally_watch_the_stations_of_the_cross_pope_s_busy_meeting_schedule_continues">Pope's busy meeting schedule continues</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160303193341/http://wyd2008.org/index.php/en/media__1/latest_news/500_million_people_globally_watch_the_stations_of_the_cross_pope_s_busy_meeting_schedule_continues">Archived</a> 3 March 2016 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-12">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.zenit.org/article-23274?l=english">235,000 Attend World Youth Day Vigil</a>, Zenit.org from 19 July 2008.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-13">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/400000-expected-for-sydney-papal-mass/2006/10/06/1159641503165.html">400,000 expected for Sydney papal mass <i>Sydney Morning Herald</i></a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-14">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.canada.com/topics/news/world/story.html?id=dfd5a6b1-28b6-4b75-a3cd-f2234e984186">Spanish hail Madrid choice for next World Youth Day</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-15">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ewtn.com/wyd2008/words.htm">EWTN: Words from WYD2008</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-16">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nowwearetalking.com.au/news/world-youth-day-2008-embracing-telecommunications">World Youth Day 2008 Embracing Telecommunications</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080809062334/https://www.nowwearetalking.com.au/news/world-youth-day-2008-embracing-telecommunications">Archived</a> 9 August 2008 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a></i> – WYD/ Telstra Press Release</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-17">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.today/20110604161710/http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23852746-5016937,00.html">Cardinal Pell launches 'Catholic Facebook'</a>. <i>NEWS.com.au</i>. Retrieved on 12 December 2008.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-18">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/13735/fifty-days-after-wyd-pope-benedict-cardinal-pell-send-messages-to-pilgrims">Fifty days after WYD, Pope Benedict, Cardinal Pell send messages to pilgrims</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-19">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/messages/pont-messages/2008/documents/hf_ben-xvi_mes_20080908_sms_en.html">Vatican: Message from Benedict XVI 50 Days after WYD2008</a></i> Retrieved on 31 October 2008.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-20">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23830695-5016937,00.html">200,000 meat pies for WYD</a><sup class="noprint Inline-Template"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot" title="Wikipedia:Link rot"><span title=" Dead link tagged September 2023">permanent dead link</span></a></i><span style="visibility:hidden; color:transparent; padding-left:2px">‍</span>]</span></sup>. <i>NEWS.com.au</i>. Retrieved on 8 June 2008.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-21">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23974617-5016937,00.html">Blessing to buy papal souvenirs </a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080712204320/http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23974617-5016937,00.html">Archived</a> 12 July 2008 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>. <i>NEWS.com.au</i>. Retrieved on 5 July 2008.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-22">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Lam, M. 2008. Merchandise Being Bought Religiously. <i>The Daily Telegraph</i>, 20 July 2008, page 11.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-23">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080721191810/http://www.sydney.catholic.org.au/pdf/Transcript.pdf">George Pell at the National Press Club</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-24"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-24">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160307053946/http://wyd2008.org/index.php/en/about_wyd08">"about WYD08"</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.wyd2008.org/index.php/en/about_wyd08">the original</a> on 7 March 2016<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">30 March</span> 2008</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=about+WYD08&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wyd2008.org%2Findex.php%2Fen%2Fabout_wyd08&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWorld+Youth+Day+2008" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-25"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-25">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://ncronline.org/mainpage/specialdocuments/Fishertext.htm">Interview with Auxiliary Bishop Anthony Fisher of Sydney, Australia</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080829172912/http://ncronline.org/mainpage/specialdocuments/Fishertext.htm">Archived</a> 29 August 2008 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> – National Catholic Reporter</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-26"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-26">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/07/03/2293855.htm?section=justin">WYD visa numbers below expectations</a> – ABC News</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-27"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-27">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160307182017/http://wyd2008.org/index.php/en/media__1/latest_news/world_youth_day_2008_confirms_international_pilgrim_numbers">"world youth day 2008 confirms international pilgrim numbers"</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.wyd2008.org/index.php/en/media__1/latest_news/world_youth_day_2008_confirms_international_pilgrim_numbers">the original</a> on 7 March 2016<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">10 April</span> 2008</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=world+youth+day+2008+confirms+international+pilgrim+numbers&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wyd2008.org%2Findex.php%2Fen%2Fmedia__1%2Flatest_news%2Fworld_youth_day_2008_confirms_international_pilgrim_numbers&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWorld+Youth+Day+2008" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-autogenerated1-28"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-autogenerated1_28-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-autogenerated1_28-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://news.smh.com.au/national/randwicks-turf-survives-wyd-20080721-3ins.html">Randwick's turf survives WYD</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-29"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-29">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSSYD22643320080720">"FACTBOX: World Youth Day final Mass facts and figures"</a>. <i>Reuters</i>. 20 July 2008.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Reuters&rft.atitle=FACTBOX%3A+World+Youth+Day+final+Mass+facts+and+figures&rft.date=2008-07-20&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2FnewsOne%2FidUSSYD22643320080720&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWorld+Youth+Day+2008" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-30"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-30">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.catholic.org/wyd08/story.php?id=28655">World Youth Day 2008 – Catholic Online</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120131175526/http://www.catholic.org/wyd08/story.php?id=28655">Archived</a> 31 January 2012 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-31"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-31">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.abc.net.au/7.30/content/2008/s2310046.htm">World Youth Day a logistical success</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-32"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-32">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFReviews_|_0_|" class="citation web cs1">Reviews | 0 |, 26 August 2016 |. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.acountrypriest.com/marjorie-liddy-rip/">"Marjorie Liddy, RIP | The Blog of a Country Priest"</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Retrieved 1 March 2009"</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.wyd2008.org/index.php/en/media__1/latest_news/news_archives/2008_june_news_archives/aussie_pop_stars_aria_award_winners_and_the_tap_dogs_to_headline_world_youth_day_sydney_2008">the original</a> on 7 March 2016<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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World Youth Day Sydney a success – 400,000 fill Randwick Racecourse for WYD08 Final Mass. 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Retrieved 1 March 2009</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120112101811/http://www.wyd2008.org/index.php/en/media__1/latest_news/pope_benedict_xvi_thanks_volunteers_and_leaves_australia_happy_and_blessed">Archived</a> 12 January 2012 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-40"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-40">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/13147/pope-grants-indulgences-for-world-youth-day">Pope grants indulgences for World Youth Day</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-41"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-41">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/almighty-cost-of-hosting-pilgrims/2008/06/21/1214009167373.html">Almighty cost of hosting pilgrims</a></i> – <i>Sydney Morning Herald</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-42"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-42">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nsw.greens.org.au/media-centre/news-releases/world-youth-day-costs-up-benefits-down">World Youth Day: costs up, benefits down</a> – NSW Greens</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-b:_Iemma-43"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-b:_Iemma_43-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-b:_Iemma_43-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/07/22/2310308.htm?section=justin">WYD coverage worth $1b: Iemma</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-44"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-44">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/07/20/pope.australia.ap/index.html">CNN Reports on WYD08</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-45"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-45">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFLewis2008" class="citation news cs1">Lewis, Rosie (22 July 2008). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.today/20120906103343/http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,24057380-5016672,00.html">"Despite 400,000 pilgrims, Randwick racecourse is intact"</a>. <i>The Daily Telegraph</i>. UK. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,24057380-5016672,00.html">the original</a> on 6 September 2012.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Daily+Telegraph&rft.atitle=Despite+400%2C000+pilgrims%2C+Randwick+racecourse+is+intact&rft.date=2008-07-22&rft.aulast=Lewis&rft.aufirst=Rosie&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.news.com.au%2Fheraldsun%2Fstory%2F0%2C21985%2C24057380-5016672%2C00.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWorld+Youth+Day+2008" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-46"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-46">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080803191535/http://www.thewest.com.au/aapstory.aspx?StoryName=437040">"Racing industry offered payout for Pope"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_West_Australian" title="The West Australian">The West Australian</a></i>. 15 November 2007. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.thewest.com.au/aapstory.aspx?StoryName=437040">the original</a> on 3 August 2008<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">27 April</span> 2008</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+West+Australian&rft.atitle=Racing+industry+offered+payout+for+Pope&rft.date=2007-11-15&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thewest.com.au%2Faapstory.aspx%3FStoryName%3D437040&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWorld+Youth+Day+2008" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-47"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-47">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080721162422/http://www.ajc.com.au/mediaandnews/newsarticle.aspx?ID=148">"World Youth Day reaches agreement with racing industry"</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ajc.com.au/mediaandnews/newsarticle.aspx?ID=148">the original</a> on 21 July 2008<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">1 December</span> 2007</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=World+Youth+Day+reaches+agreement+with+racing+industry&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ajc.com.au%2Fmediaandnews%2Fnewsarticle.aspx%3FID%3D148&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWorld+Youth+Day+2008" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-48"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-48">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nswbar.asn.au/circulars/july/wyd_reg2.pdf">World Youth Day Amendment Regulation 2008</a> (NSW Bar Association)</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-49"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-49">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>World Youth Day Regulation 2008</i> (NSW) <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/repealed_reg/wydr2008290/s8.html">r 8</a> Request to undergo search as condition of entry to World Youth Day declared areas .</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-50"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-50">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/thou-shalt-not-annoy-or-trespass--a-hrefhttpwwwsmhcomaupollsnationalformhtmlbpollba/2008/06/30/1214677946009.html">Thou shalt not annoy or trespass</a> <i>Sydney Morning Herald</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-51"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-51">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/PARLMENT/nswbills.nsf/0/B9BD72676C89BB3FCA2573A0001D8692?Open&shownotes">World Youth Day Amendment Bill 2007</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080714062029/http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/PARLMENT/nswbills.nsf/0/B9BD72676C89BB3FCA2573A0001D8692?Open&shownotes">Archived</a> 14 July 2008 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> – NSW State Parliament</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-52"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-52">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23950435-12377,00.html">Strip searches okayed for WYD</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080803163140/http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23950435-12377,00.html">Archived</a> 3 August 2008 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> – <i>The Australian</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-53"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-53">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080722082125/http://www.cathnews.com/article.aspx?aeid=7946">"Volunteers refuse WYD powers"</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.cathnews.com/article.aspx?aeid=7946">the original</a> on 22 July 2008<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">9 July</span> 2008</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Volunteers+refuse+WYD+powers&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cathnews.com%2Farticle.aspx%3Faeid%3D7946&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWorld+Youth+Day+2008" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-54"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-54">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.theage.com.au/national/volunteers-spurn-youth-day-powers-20080703-319r.html">"Volunteers spurn Youth Day powers"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_Age" title="The Age">The Age</a></i>. 3 July 2008. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221230091437/https://www.theage.com.au/national/volunteers-spurn-youth-day-powers-20080703-319r.html">Archived</a> from the original on 30 December 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=The+Age&rft.atitle=Volunteers+spurn+Youth+Day+powers&rft.date=2008-07-03&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theage.com.au%2Fnational%2Fvolunteers-spurn-youth-day-powers-20080703-319r.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWorld+Youth+Day+2008" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-55"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-55">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/07/04/2294420.htm">Volunteers reject Youth Day powers</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-56"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-56">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>Evans v State of New South Wales</i> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/FCAFC/2008/130.html">[2008] FCAFC 130</a> (18 July 2008), <a href="/wiki/Federal_Court_of_Australia" title="Federal Court of Australia">Federal Court (Full Court)</a> (Australia).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-protest-57"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-protest_57-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-protest_57-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.smh.com.au/news/world-youth-day/protest-turns-ugly-as-condoms-rile-marcher/2008/07/19/1216163229713.html">"Protest turns ugly as condoms rile marcher"</a>. <i>The Sydney Morning Herald</i>. 20 July 2008.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Sydney+Morning+Herald&rft.atitle=Protest+turns+ugly+as+condoms+rile+marcher&rft.date=2008-07-20&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.smh.com.au%2Fnews%2Fworld-youth-day%2Fprotest-turns-ugly-as-condoms-rile-marcher%2F2008%2F07%2F19%2F1216163229713.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWorld+Youth+Day+2008" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-58"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-58">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/sydney-condom-protest-against-pope/2008/06/24/1214073209465.html">"World Youth Day condom protest against Pope"</a>, <i>Sydney Morning Herald</i>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-59"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-59">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://web.mac.com/anthonyenglund/Sydney_Atheists/WCYD.html">World Catholic Youth Day Action</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080802175324/http://web.mac.com/anthonyenglund/Sydney_Atheists/WCYD.html">Archived</a> 2 August 2008 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> – Sydney Atheists</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-60"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-60">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080809222800/http://news.sbs.com.au/worldnewsaustralia/child_abuse_victims_protest_outside_nsw_551357">"Child abuse victims protest outside NSW – SBS World News Australia"</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://news.sbs.com.au/worldnewsaustralia/child_abuse_victims_protest_outside_nsw_551357">the original</a> on 9 August 2008<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">18 July</span> 2008</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Child+abuse+victims+protest+outside+NSW+%E2%80%93+SBS+World+News+Australia&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.sbs.com.au%2Fworldnewsaustralia%2Fchild_abuse_victims_protest_outside_nsw_551357&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWorld+Youth+Day+2008" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-61"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-61">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.livenews.com.au/Articles/2008/07/19/Pilgrim_arrested_for_bashing_a_protester">LIVENEWS.com.au > National > Pilgrim arrested for bashing a protester</a><sup class="noprint Inline-Template"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot" title="Wikipedia:Link rot"><span title=" Dead link tagged April 2019">dead link</span></a></i><span style="visibility:hidden; color:transparent; padding-left:2px">‍</span>]</span></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-62"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-62">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.smh.com.au/news/worldyouyouthday/faithful-get-annoyed-over-merchandise/2008/07/07/1215282747311.html">"Faithful get annoyed over merchandise – WorldYouYouthDay – Specials – smh.com.au"</a>. <i>The Sydney Morning Herald</i>. 8 July 2008<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">18 July</span> 2008</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Sydney+Morning+Herald&rft.atitle=Faithful+get+annoyed+over+merchandise+%E2%80%93+WorldYouYouthDay+%E2%80%93+Specials+%E2%80%93+smh.com.au&rft.date=2008-07-08&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.smh.com.au%2Fnews%2Fworldyouyouthday%2Ffaithful-get-annoyed-over-merchandise%2F2008%2F07%2F07%2F1215282747311.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWorld+Youth+Day+2008" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-63"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-63">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080806051331/http://news.sbs.com.au/worldnewsaustralia/anger_over_bishop39s_attack_on_cranky_abuse_victims_551961">"Anger over bishop's attack on "cranky" abuse victims – SBS World News Australia"</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://news.sbs.com.au/worldnewsaustralia/anger_over_bishop39s_attack_on_cranky_abuse_victims_551961">the original</a> on 6 August 2008<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">31 August</span> 2008</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Anger+over+bishop%27s+attack+on+%22cranky%22+abuse+victims+%E2%80%93+SBS+World+News+Australia&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.sbs.com.au%2Fworldnewsaustralia%2Fanger_over_bishop39s_attack_on_cranky_abuse_victims_551961&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWorld+Youth+Day+2008" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-64"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-64">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://wentworth-courier.whereilive.com.au/news/story/the-faith-and-conviction-of-bishop-anthony-fisher/">"The faith and conviction of Bishop Anthony Fisher"</a>, <i>Wentworth Courier</i>, 29 July 2009.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-65"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-65">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFWilliams2008" class="citation news cs1">Williams, Lauren (16 July 2008). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.today/20120917113408/http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,24027447-5016672,00.html">"Sydney's rail, bus and ferries cope with extra 185,000"</a>. <i>The Daily Telegraph</i>. UK. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,24027447-5016672,00.html">the original</a> on 17 September 2012.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Daily+Telegraph&rft.atitle=Sydney%27s+rail%2C+bus+and+ferries+cope+with+extra+185%2C000&rft.date=2008-07-16&rft.aulast=Williams&rft.aufirst=Lauren&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.news.com.au%2Fheraldsun%2Fstory%2F0%2C21985%2C24027447-5016672%2C00.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWorld+Youth+Day+2008" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-66"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-66">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://news.smh.com.au/national/world-youth-day-rail-strike-cancelled-20080708-360t.html">Rail Strike Cancelled</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-67"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-67">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,24057379-5016672,00.html">Morris Iemma to investigate decent public transport always</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080803102901/http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,24057379-5016672,00.html">Archived</a> 3 August 2008 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-68"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-68">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/07/21/2309226.htm">NSW urged to learn from WYD transport success</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-69"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-69">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080727154145/http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0%2C25197%2C24049778-601%2C00.html">"<i>The Australian</i>"</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24049778-601,00.html">the original</a> on 27 July 2008<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Lateran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pope_Innocent_III" title="Pope Innocent III">Pope Innocent III</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Latin_Empire" title="Latin Empire">Latin Empire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Francis_of_Assisi" title="Francis of Assisi">Francis of Assisi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fourth_Council_of_the_Lateran" title="Fourth Council of the Lateran">Fourth Council of the Lateran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inquisition" title="Inquisition">Inquisition</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Council_of_Lyon" title="First Council of Lyon">First Council of Lyon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_Council_of_Lyon" title="Second Council of Lyon">Second Council of Lyon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bernard_of_Clairvaux" title="Bernard of Clairvaux">Bernard of Clairvaux</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: gold;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Late_Middle_Ages" title="Late Middle Ages">Late Middle Ages</a></th><td 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