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Pope Francis Denies that Hell Is ‘a Place,’ Says It Is ‘a Posture Towards Life’
LifeSite News ^ | 3/16/23 | Michael Haynes

Posted on 03/16/2023 5:51:01 PM PDT by marshmallow

The pope's latest scandalous comments contradict the teachings of the Church Fathers on the existence of Hell.

VATICAN CITY (LifeSiteNews) — In an interview to mark his 10-year anniversary, Pope Francis appeared to deny the existence of Hell, saying that “is not a place” but is instead simply “a state of the heart” and “a posture towards life.”

The pontiff’s comments formed part of a lengthy conversation conducted by Argentinian news site Perfil, one of a number of recent interviews the Pope granted journalists to mark his decade upon the papal throne. Touching on a number of topics he discussed with other reporters, Francis also spoke about his philosophical and theological thought, along with aspects relating to global politics.

As part of the in-depth discussion, Francis was asked, “What is your own interpretation of Hell and paradise, and what happens to people who go to Hell, and what happens to those who go to paradise?”

Giving a trademark lengthy, convoluted, and somewhat evasive answer, Francis appeared to deny the existence of Hell as an actual place. “Hell is not a place,” he said. “If one goes to attend the Last Judgment, and sees the faces of those who go to Hell, one gets scared. If you read Dante, you get scared. But these are media representations.”

Expanding on his answer, Francis described Hell simply as “a state” — a description which appeared to refer to a state of mind. “Hell is a state, there are people who live in Hell continuously.”

He clarified that he was not referring to suffering generally, but to “those who make a world of bad or sick self-referentiality, and end up living in Hell.”

Hell is a state, it is a state of the heart, of the soul, of a posture towards life.......

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To: marshmallow

Wishful thinking on his part.


21 posted on 03/16/2023 6:07:50 PM PDT by blackdog ((Z28.310) Forget "Global Warming", new grants are for "Galaxy Dimming")
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To: HereInTheHeartland

I have a feeling he’s been getting a lot of funds already.


22 posted on 03/16/2023 6:09:33 PM PDT by DejaJude (I'll be back, again.)
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To: Bulwyf

The pope and Raquel Welch are in a life boat...

Yada yada yada, I said apostate, not apostolic


23 posted on 03/16/2023 6:11:13 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: marshmallow

How many more tenants can be abandoned?


24 posted on 03/16/2023 6:12:19 PM PDT by BereanBrain
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To: BenLurkin

Its the only place where God just lets everything be without Him, essentially.


25 posted on 03/16/2023 6:14:37 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: HereInTheHeartland

Thats incredibly soft-pedaling it.


26 posted on 03/16/2023 6:17:08 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: marshmallow

Catholic Leftists must deny the existence of Hell in order to justify giving sacraments to unrepentant sinners.


27 posted on 03/16/2023 6:18:35 PM PDT by nicollo ("I said no!")
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To: cuz1961

You can buy a demonic church leader a bible

You can’t make himread or believe it


28 posted on 03/16/2023 6:18:47 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Secret Agent Man

It is a place I don’t want to be


29 posted on 03/16/2023 6:19:33 PM PDT by Nifster ( I see puppy dogs in the clouds )
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To: marshmallow

“Heck is a place you don’t think you’re going to just because you don’t believe in gosh”


30 posted on 03/16/2023 6:19:41 PM PDT by SheepWhisperer ("For the LORD gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding")
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To: marshmallow

He’ll unfortunately find out the hard way.


31 posted on 03/16/2023 6:20:43 PM PDT by JJBookman (Democrats = Party of Hell)
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To: nicollo

I SOOO don’t miss being in the communion line with immaculate pro-abort Communists, it’s lovely to be with faithful Christians again.


32 posted on 03/16/2023 6:23:17 PM PDT by JJBookman (Swim the Bosporus, the water's GREAT!)
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To: arthurus

If anything, it demonstrates the amount of power/influence Satan has been temporarily given, BUT. The Bible says humans were made temporarily lower than angels, so there’s an inference waaaaay better things are in store for those who are faithful beyond what we know. Hang in there, Christian Freepers.


33 posted on 03/16/2023 6:25:03 PM PDT by 82nd Bragger (Count to four except when in a helicopter)
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To: HereInTheHeartland

>>There are many Jesus loving Catholics who are our brothers and sisters in Christ.
But they have some real doozies in leadership of their church.<<

There are doozies in every denomination/church. Ted Haggard, Kenneth Copeland, Oral Roberts, Jimmy Swaggart, Jim Baker, Benny Hinn, Jan Crouch to name a few.


34 posted on 03/16/2023 6:25:17 PM PDT by servantboy777
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To: marshmallow

If you’re saved, you now know all the things you have done wrong, or at least are in the process of realizing them, and asking for forgiveness.

Imagine dying and THEN realizing the wrong that you did, when you can no longer ask for God’s forgiveness. And you will exist in that state forever.

That’s the scariest thing I can imagine.

Actual flames might seem a better deal.


35 posted on 03/16/2023 6:28:16 PM PDT by firebrand
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To: arthurus

The im0plication is that The antipope believes there is nothing after this life. Perhaps he regards the Church as useless and that is why he is torching it.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Which is obviously what Satan’s Pope has been instructed to do by his Master, as he works day by day to destroy the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church founded by Jesus Himself!

PERFECTLY OBVIOUS yet tens of millions of Conciliar Church pew sitters are in absolute denial!

Thanks be to Jesus for the Tridentine Latin Mass Communities such as the SSPX, the FSSP, and other traditional Catholic apostolates!


36 posted on 03/16/2023 6:31:04 PM PDT by fortes fortuna juvat (Current POPE and POTUS: corrupt, ignorant, paranoid, angry, deeply hateful, and deeply despised.)
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To: marshmallow

Satan thanks him for his service.

Even Judaism recognizes Hell as a place. So he just threw out >4,000 years of religious belief like it was nothing.


37 posted on 03/16/2023 6:40:33 PM PDT by Trumpisourlastchance
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To: firebrand

I should add that I am not a big fan of this pope. I do like his term “self-referentiality,” though. Never heard things phrased quite like that before. And his apparent belief that selfishness is what creates the torturing world around the sinner. He’s on an unusual wavelength.

The most Catholic person I know defends Francis by saying he never actually breaks any of the essential dogmas of the Church. I’m not sure that’s true—just quoting my friend. But even so, should he even flirt around with things that are near to doing so? Things that are not that unholy and seem to be said merely to give a person a feeling of still being a good Catholic and thereby keeping him in the Church?


38 posted on 03/16/2023 6:41:24 PM PDT by firebrand
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To: marshmallow
Damn.
So many that deserve eternity
in the deepest circle of hell.

Bonus, no afterlife.
What a relief.

39 posted on 03/16/2023 6:41:26 PM PDT by chief lee runamok (Anti Socialist Derelict At Large)
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To: marshmallow
“Hell is a state, there are people who live in Hell continuously.”

And who would they be Frankie? Us conservatives perhaps?

40 posted on 03/16/2023 6:43:58 PM PDT by xp38
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