Can evos not respond to something without misrepresenting the person they're responding to and turning it from a embarrassing topic to a personal attack to deflect attention away from the real issue?
No.
I don't know anything about this Pope's theology or any other Pope's theology.
All I know is that people without Christ go to hell, regardless of their religious affiliation or practices, because religious affiliation and practices aren't what saves the person.
It's only by throwing yourself on the mercy of the court, so to speak. One cannot ever be good enough or do enough works to earn forgiveness. It's a free gift, for the asking.