There is a certain kind of person, very common in life, who is most likely a saved soul and child of God, but missed out on a good church upbringing and proper teaching.  So they have a shameful lack of christianity reflected in their choices, behavior, and even deepest heart musings.  Their whole existence could be a thorny path of suffering and shallow unfulfillment. Honestly all of the horrible results of missing virtue could be listed for many pages. I just want to say that there is a sadness and loss involved that warrants some compassion, and their missing cross can ironically become exactly the main cross they carry in life. I'm even going to have to call it glorious in some cases, and guess that we are told not to judge because we don't know what we have forfeited, either.