Not everyone saw Jesus the Risen One. Why is that? Why didn't He come triumphantly to the Pharisees or Pilate to show them that He is alive, and why should they not touch His wounds?
He is seen only by those to whom He wishes to reveal Himself. And He reveals Himself only to those whom He can send. He does not reveal Himself out of curiosity, but out of love…
(Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, Easter meditation, 1984)