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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Francis the Fraud knows the score better than Christ Himself.
The pagan fool will know better soon enough.
The Gospel according to Francis ... bah, humbug.
What's wrong with stating the truth?
Aren’t you dense. It says he contradicts Church teaching early on on the article. He isn’t Catholic, or even Christian.
or even a decent human being
This video is about the cult of Saturn = Satan (hexagrams, black cubes, Islam, Vatican, etc.) At 21:43 - 22:37 there is a very interesting clip from an old archbishop? cardinal? who states it straight out: Bergoglio is owned by the rich banker families, he intends to destroy traditional society, turn the RCC into a mere philanthropic organization, re:Freemasonry inspiration.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhZZPXH-MZs
(if anyone doesn’t know, Jesuit founder Loyola was a kabbalist marrano (false Christian confessor) Jew who intended to undermine the RCC from within. Freemasonry IS Jewish kabbalah witchcraft for non-Jews and incompatible with Christianity of any form including Catholicism.)
The canon was determined by the councils and popes over centuries. Apparently Mad Marty thought he knew better after 1500 years is the best example of arrogance.
The protestant myth that the bible just fell out of the sky with no discussion, debate or elimination of books that did not match the oral teachings of the church for centuries is not only ahistorical but rejects any teaching authority of the successors of the apostles. Once you do that Protestants can, and do, invent new teaching every day.
“whoever says, ‘You fool!’ will be liable to the hell of fire.”
“Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.”
“Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.”
Just a few quotes from Jesus Christ on hell.. so who are you going to believe Jesus Christ, or the Woke Pope?
Why don’t you drop your pope?
You don’t need him or the papacy.
All you need is Jesus Christ, the cross and Him crucified for your sin.
I cannot disagree at all on your assessment of the heretic who calls himself pope.
Why did Jesus Christ establish a Church?
And why do you reject His Church?
No, Hell is a place, Francis. It’s inside the earth. It’s hot and dark, etc.
He's as dense as a lead cannon ball.
I’m not a Catholic.
Have a feeling they are mostly pretending to support and follow the Pope out of duty and respect for the Church but they know he is leading them all terribly astray.
A good Pope Saint John Paul II should have the following but not this one but that’s not the way the hierarchy works. Like military leaders expecting the rank and file to obey and serve without revolt.
But the eternal fate of people’s souls are at stake.
He’s the pope, of course he’s catholic. How many Christians has the Vatican killed? I’m the dense one? You’re misguided and in denial just like the Bible said would happen.
“Hell is other people.”
-Jean-Paul Sartre
This is one woke pope. You just don’the mess around with God.
Amen
God will judge each and every one of the false prophets. Millstones around the neck while drowning in the sea and eternal torment are not enticing prospects.
How is this possible?
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