"Neither the decent human lives of those who, through no fault of their
own, do not know Christ, nor the lives of Christians, should be odd or
strange. The human virtues which we are considering today lead us, each
and every one of them, to the same conclusion. That man is truly human
who strives to be truthful, loyal, sincere, courageous, temperate,
generous, serene, just, hard-working, patient. Such behaviour may be
difficult to achieve, but it can never be strange. If some people find
it surprising, it is because their eyes have grown dim and they are
clouded by a hidden cowardice and a lack of determination."
Pope Francis
