List of points

In the apostolate of friendship and trust, the first step has to be understanding, service — and holy intransigence in doctrine.

You are afraid of hurting people, of creating divisions and appearing intolerant… and you are giving in on positions and points which — though you assure me they are not serious! — have fateful consequences for many.

Forgive my sincerity: through your behaviour, you are falling into just the foolish and harmful intolerance that you were concerned to avoid: that of not allowing the truth to be proclaimed.

Don’t confuse holy intransigence with small-minded obstinacy.

“I’ll break, but I won’t bend”, you said cheerfully and somewhat arrogantly.

—Listen to me carefully: A broken instrument remains useless, and leaves the way open to those who, with apparent leniency, afterwards impose a pernicious intransigence.

Make sure that your good intentions are always accompanied by humility. Because good intentions often go together with harsh judgements, almost amounting to an incapacity to yield, and a certain personal, national or party pride.

You ask if you have to remain silent and inactive… —In the face of unjust aggression against a just law, the answer is: No!