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As did St. Peter.
It is no surprise that Jesus forgave them both. To Thomas he said he was blessed for believing in what he saw. Thomas had an advantage none of us have, he lived with Jesus. He saw, witnessed and he believed. When Jesus says, blessed are those who believe without seeing, he means us, those who have never seen him, never been with him in the way that the apostles did and yet somehow, we still believe. That is not intended to say Thomas was wrong to challenge Jesus, quite the contrary. His most valuable testimony was that he tested it, with a skeptical mind, and still believed!