Thanks for EWTN's take.
Of course, even with the context we had at hand, which clearly suggests that Pope Francis wasn't talking about meeting atheists in heaven but meeting with them in fraternity and peace here on earth, that didn't stop the press from getting it wrong.
Well, at this Pope's age, he certainly will not see a 'fraternity and peace here on earth' anytime soon. I read the homily - 'there' could indeed be understood as the spiritual world which heaven and hell are a part. That's why I posted this - instruction and learning do not end with the death of the body. We all continue to learn new truths to eternity. Key is to begin rejecting evil here on earth so that we can receive genuine truth. Trust God, Clean house and Help others.
This guy's email is: jimmy@secretinfoclub.com - is that a Catholic site?
This article is from a blog he writes for the
National Catholic Register.
About Jimmy Akin
Jimmy was born in Texas, grew up nominally Protestant, but at age 20 experienced a profound conversion to Christ. Planning on becoming a Protestant pastor or seminary professor, he started an intensive study of the Bible. But the more he immersed himself in Scripture the more he found to support the Catholic faith. Eventually, he was compelled in conscience to enter the Catholic Church, which he did in 1992. His conversion story, "A Triumph and a Tragedy," is published in Surprised by Truth. Besides being an author, Jimmy is a Senior Apologist at Catholic Answers, a contributing editor to This Rock magazine, and a weekly guest on "Catholic Answers Live."
