[BenLurkin]

Do you know something detrimental about the Time of India that you could share with the rest of us?

Anyway, try this link if you’re looking for a source “closer to home”

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/pope-francis-assures-atheists-you-don-t-have-to-believe-in-god-to-go-to-heaven-8810062.html

[Irenic]

I think Mrs, Don-o may be right. I just found this and apparently this is old and it’s been brought back out again, second article in a couple of days about this.
http://www.christianpost.com/buzzvine/7-times-pope-francis-was-misquoted-132679/

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Dec 26 2015
http://www.oregonlive.com/today/index.ssf/2015/12/pope_francis_offers_hope_to_fa.html#incart_2box

[Mrs. Don-o]

Yeah, it was also in the Oregonian. Meh.

I don't consider The Times of India to be uniquely incompetent. You can get the same sloppy reportage from the NYT and WaPo as well. And Reuters (Philip Pullella) is a particular egregious offender.

Why don't they even mention that all of Eugenio Scalfari's quotes are fabricated --- admittedly so, Scalfari concedes this freely.

So everything from sourced from Scalfari that begins with the words "Pope Francis stated" or the equivalent, followed by a supposedly direct quote, is journo-fiction. Of interest:

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