” “"The way of indulgence and dialogue that the Second Vatican Council has successfully opened must be certainly continued with firm perseverance", however "it must not make one forget the duty of always thinking of and highlighting with equal force the main and essential lines of our Christian identity". This was repeated by Benedict XVI in today’s audience in Saint Peter’s Square, taking his cue from a letter of Judas Thaddeus in which "the main concern is to warn Christians against all those who find an excuse in God’s grace to justify their depravity and to corrupt other brothers with unacceptable lessons, thus creating divisions within the Church". "After all added the Pope we must always bear in mind that this identity of ours does not just rest on cultural grounds or on the surface, but it demands the strength, the clarity and the courage of challenge that are typical of faith". "May as much Simon the Canaanite as Judas Thaddeus concluded Benedict XVI help us to rediscover, always afresh, and to indefatigably experience the beauty of Christian faith, enabling us to testify it strongly but serenely".” “
