Christians need not be "ashamed to bear witness to the Lord" (2 Timothy 1:8).

- In situations requiring the affirmation of faith, the Christian must profess it unequivocally, following the example of St. Paul before his judges. They must keep "their conscience blameless before God and men" (Acts of the Apostles 24:16).

- All Christians, wherever they live, are bound to demonstrate... 

...by the example of their life and the testimony of their word the new man they have put on in Baptism, and the power of the Holy Spirit which has strengthened them in Confirmation, so that others, reflecting on their good works, may glorify the Father and perceive more fully the authentic meaning of human life and the universal bond of human communion (Gospel of J Christ according to Saint Matthew 5,16).