The great modern Swiss theologian, Hans Urs von Balthasar, considered the plight of the believer who is out on the front line. For him, the believer represents “the unabridged role of the Church in a non-Christian or anti-Christienvironment.” (Theodrama) In such a situation, the baptized believer represents Christ.
Those who do this include the saints and many others yet to be canonized. The history of the Church is replete with great men and women who faced up to the challenge. So that “even in so-called Christian ages, an individual like Otto of Bamberg can show the emperor and Christendom the real meaning of mission.”
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