“You are a group; you reveal yourselves as one body, as a living community, and not merely in the physical sense.

“when it comes to secular ethics, there are various points of connection

“believing without belonging

“apart from the Christians themselves

“Here is a church that the state does not persecute. You do not have to become its followers—it is enough simply not to express your negative position towards it.

“You reveal yourselves as a community that carries in your hearts all those who have remained at home or are in various other places. For you do not pray only for yourselves, but for your families, the communities from which you come, our region, our country and the whole world.