I thought he said that the souls of those who do not repent and accept God just cease to exist. That statement does not discount the possibility of Hell’s existence, but it does contradict the Bible.
Are we at the point yet of being able to say “Worst. Pope. Ever.” ?
1035 The teaching of the Church affirms the existence of hell and its eternity. Immediately after death the souls of those who die in a state of mortal sin descend into hell, where they suffer the punishments of hell, "eternal fire." The chief punishment of hell is eternal separation from God, in whom alone man can possess the life and happiness for which he was created and for which he longs.
Pope Francis seems to believe in Annihilationism in that he says souls of unrepentant sinners are destroyed. This doctrine goes back to the beginnings of the Church. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annihilationism