Giotto, Final Judgement
It appears as if He has two choices, one to the left and one to the right. If JP wants God to forgive these monsters, then who is it he deems horrible enough to be condemned to eternal suffering. No one, is my guess.
It appears as if He has two choices, one to the left and one to the right. If JP wants God to forgive these monsters, then who is it he deems horrible enough to be condemned to eternal suffering. No one, is my guess.
Maybe he rightly recognizes his role as a man devoted to the teachings of Jesus Christ, is to leave the judgement to God, and to humbly, compassionately, and peacefully pray for the salvation of all men.
Even the most despicable among them.
I have seen reproductions of the painting on your post may times, but never noticed the similarity between what God does to the people in hell and what abortionists (people who think they are God) do to unwanted babies. I saw some pictures on the internet a few weeks ago of the poor babies.
We are often told: ‘The Church does not teach that any man is damned. We only know that Hell exists for those who deserve it. Perhaps it is now empty and will remain so for all eternity.’ This was not the sentiment of earlier and healthier ages. The Last Judgment above the mediaeval door showed the lost and the saved as fairly equally divided; the path to salvation as exceedingly narrow and beset with booby-traps; the reek of brimstone was everywhere.-- Evelyn Waugh, reviewing The Heart of the Matter. Collected in Essays, Articles, and Reviews.