And faith is the ground of our meeting. Others whether children who were baptized in infancy or adult Catholics who are seeking a maturer knowledge of their religion, must also be convinced of the reasonableness of the faith they already profess. But they are ready to go further because they already have the virtue and grace of faith by reason of their baptism. But no one who has made his commitment to Christ in faith can, without sin, then withhold his assent pending further study. He must believe all the while he studies.
Difficulties are a challenge to study, to confer, to pray.
They tend toward the strengthening of our faith. But doubt is always some kind of hesitancy to believe even though God has spoken and the Church proclaims his revelation. Faith is certain knowledge, because it rests on God's wisdom and truthfulness as revealer. But the truths of our religion are not like the truths of geometry or history. Our minds can never perfectly cope with the mysteries of God.