The first characteristic that the Lord requires of the servant is fidelity. He is entrusted with a great good that does not belong to him. The Church is not "our" Church, but his Church, God's Church. The servant must give an account of the way that he has taken care of the goods that have been entrusted to him. We do not bind men to us; we do not seek power, prestige, esteem for ourselves. We lead men to Jesus Christ and so to the living God. In doing this we introduce them to truth, and freedom, which comes from truth. ■ Benedict XVI homily in an episcopal ordination celebrated in St. Peter's Basilica September 13 2009.