People who have withdrawn from the Cause because they no longer feel that
they can support its Teachings and Institutions sincerely, are not
Covenant-breakers--they are non-Baha'is and should just be treated as such.
Only those who ally themselves actively with known enemies of the Faith
who are Covenant-breakers, and who attack the Faith in the same spirit as
these people, can be considered, themselves, to be Covenant-breakers. As
you know, up to the present time, no one has been permitted to pronounce
anybody a Covenant-breaker but the Guardian himself.
With warm Baha'i greetings, and assuring you all of his prayers for the
success of your important work,