I'm assuming you are Catholic, and we can have a civil conversation. That comment/opinion is not in the Catechism. That quote is NOT official church doctrine. One of the many gifts of our faith is that we have church doctrine, along with universal consistent masses said every day, in almost every language, in almost every country around the world. That makes it difficult for humans to distort Jesus message of love. Real Catholics understand our faith, and will know that we don't pretend to play God and know who is saved or not (that is original sin.) It is certainly not up to the Pope, although he does have the authority to forgive. What is mentioned is that if people sin, and knowingly continue to go against church/bible teachings, they will not be saved even if they are within the church. Obviously they are unrepentant sinners.
No, mgist, I am absolutely not anything close to a "Catholic". If you have not been following these threads, I have been denouncing the errors found in the RCC for some time. But, yes, we certainly can have a civil conversation.
The quote I posted is from one of Rome's "popes". Whether something is in a catechism or it is something taught on a daily basis to the world, makes little difference. Boniface has become quite the contributor to RCC law. Popes tend to do that even from 1302AD.
When Rome denounces its own arrogant posturing and self-aggrandizing, the believing world stands ready to accept it back into fellowship. Until then, the indulgences, the sacerdotalism, the mariolatry, the sacraments, the purgatory, the celibacy, the candles, the genuflecting, and even the Prada-like shoes express a thousand errors that are screaming "LOOK AT US" way too loud.