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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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1 posted on 03/16/2023 5:51:01 PM PDT by marshmallow
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To: marshmallow

Let’s start a GoFundMe page and buy this dude a Bible.


2 posted on 03/16/2023 5:52:45 PM PDT by HereInTheHeartland (Have you seen Joe Biden's picture on a milk carton?)
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To: marshmallow

Someone is going to be in for a big surprise. This guy is leading so many astray!


3 posted on 03/16/2023 5:53:16 PM PDT by madison10
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To: HereInTheHeartland

Satanic churches will be satanic, it’s just how it goes.


4 posted on 03/16/2023 5:54:43 PM PDT by Bulwyf (Why? )
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To: marshmallow

How very Jesuit of him.


5 posted on 03/16/2023 5:54:47 PM PDT by Steely Tom ([Voter Fraud] == [Civil War])
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To: marshmallow

It is eternal darkness filled with weepong and the gnashing of teeth.


6 posted on 03/16/2023 5:55:58 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
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To: marshmallow

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.


7 posted on 03/16/2023 5:55:58 PM PDT by arthurus (covfefe [ioi])
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To: Bulwyf

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.


8 posted on 03/16/2023 5:56:56 PM PDT by HereInTheHeartland (Have you seen Joe Biden's picture on a milk carton?)
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To: HereInTheHeartland

I agree. Those who realize the truth though tend to wander away from the satanic Vatican. There’s nothing about God in that place.


9 posted on 03/16/2023 5:57:55 PM PDT by Bulwyf (Why? )
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To: marshmallow

I disagree with the RC position that people burn forever. Their natural state, once they’ve been judged, will be non-existence. Hellfire was made for angels, not man.

However, hell will be used to judge them. They will see how and why they put themselves outside of God’s grace and forgiveness.

I totally stand against Pope Francis in his position that hell is not real. He is explicitly denying Scripture on that point.


10 posted on 03/16/2023 5:58:04 PM PDT by Jonty30 (It is not how many that go into Mexico that counts. It is how many that return from Mexico.)
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To: marshmallow

This is why Sola Scriptura is important. Something Catholics need to learn from the Reformers and start doing Bible studies instead of wasting time praying over statues of saints. If you don’t, you become like this guy.


11 posted on 03/16/2023 5:58:16 PM PDT by nwrep
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To: marshmallow

Well now that Francine has taken a position I’m more sure than ever that the opposite is correct.


12 posted on 03/16/2023 6:01:20 PM PDT by DarrellZero
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To: nwrep

Maybe if you had one inkling of the one true faith that gave you the bible that Mad Marty cut up you wouldn’t say something so ridiculous.


13 posted on 03/16/2023 6:02:02 PM PDT by Texas_Guy
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To: marshmallow

Of course, he gives up hell (scriptural), but he won’t give up purgatory (unscriptural)— makes too much money out of it.


14 posted on 03/16/2023 6:02:07 PM PDT by sopo
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To: marshmallow

He so senile he forgot about already making this announcement

Years Ago


15 posted on 03/16/2023 6:04:12 PM PDT by NWFree (Somebody has to say it 🤪)
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To: HereInTheHeartland

Let’s start a GoFundMe page and buy this dude a Bible.

\/
. he’s got one,,, many,, he’s just apparently never read any of them.

Sad.


16 posted on 03/16/2023 6:05:02 PM PDT by cuz1961 (USCGR Veteran )
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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.“

Ugh. You get it. Much appreciation.


17 posted on 03/16/2023 6:05:43 PM PDT by stanne
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To: marshmallow

Pope Francis is a plain and simple heretic.


18 posted on 03/16/2023 6:06:54 PM PDT by Fester Chugabrew (/s)
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To: marshmallow

Pope Francis is pretty much destroying the Catholic Faith and its Beliefs. Trying to move toward total Socialism. If he wants to do that then he should be selling off the treasures and secrets of the Chruch and giving all the wealth away. Much like the fictional Pope in Morris West’s book, The Shoes of the Fisherman.

Wonder how many little boys Francis has had in his lifetime.


19 posted on 03/16/2023 6:07:22 PM PDT by Captain Peter Blood
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To: NWFree

April 2018

https://www.christianpost.com/news/the-pope-says-there-is-no-hell.html

Years Ago


20 posted on 03/16/2023 6:07:26 PM PDT by NWFree (Somebody has to say it 🤪)
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