Posted on 04/04/2018 12:02:16 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Recently there has been a flurry of #fakenews claiming, incorrectly, that Pope Francis doesn't believe in Hell.
It's important to note that the source of all this is a 93-year-old Italian reporter, who is an atheist and who doesn't take notes or record conversations. He goes by memory, even when using "quotes," and he's misattributed things to the pope in the past.
The Vatican has denied that the pope said what that reporter said the pope said. However, since the denial doesn't explicitly say that the pope believes in Hell, the nattering nabobs of the left, and the right, are saying that maybe it wasn't really a denial.
The good news is that since his election to the papacy, Pope Francis has made his beliefs on Hell clear:
Yet the danger always remains that by a constant refusal to open the doors of their hearts to Christ who knocks on them... the poor, the proud, rich and powerful will end up condemning themselves and plunging into the eternal abyss of solitude which is Hell.
Referring to members of the Mafia, Pope Francis said:
There is still time not to end up in hell, which awaits you if you continue on this road.
And the pope said this to a group of children in response to the question "If God forgives everybody, why does hell exist?":
This is hell: It is telling God, 'You take care of yourself because I'll take care of myself.' They don't send you to hell, you go there because you choose to be there. Hell is wanting to be distant from God because I do not want God's love. This is hell. Do you understand?
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
Whatever Francis believes, we know this: he’s hogging the attention that solely belongs to the Lord Jesus Christ! Get off the stage, ham!
The Pope could address this easily and directly. But he won’t. Just as he won’t answer the Dubia. We have a heretic as a Pope.
Ping
Like a good commie, he believes in Hell for rich people.
He believes in Marxism. That creates hell on earth.
It passes credulity that Pope Francis could "oopsie" be conned by this guy over and over again, like Charlie Brown interacting with Lucy over that famous football.
This is happening because The Francis wants it to happen. Tagline.
Thank you Post 8
May I suggest Pope Francis spend more time ‘interviewing’ with Newt.
Scalfari had better go right on living, because there’s a special place in Hell for those who deny our Lord.
Meanwhile the Vatican needs to impeach this incompetent boob Francis. What was the Holy See thinking, anyway?
It was a group of liberals who have been waiting for "their" pope since Paul VI. They hated JPII and Benedict. They stumped for Frankie and they got him. They need a pope who will do their will. Think of it as if Judas managed to get control of all the Apostles and worked to oust anyone who did not think like him.
This is their last chance to effect a "Catholic Spring." And they will ultimately lose everything, including their souls. Just like Judas.
With Newt?
Very concise. Inescapable. Sweet.
I’ll wait to hear a “fire-and-brimstone” sermon from him. Then again, I have yet to hear one from a number of Protestants ministers.
No they didn't. That's just it - they issued a very weaselly non-denial that specifically did not deny the assertion.
Yes, Newt
the spouse of our ambassador to the Vatican.
He has knowledge sorely needed by Francis.
OH! Thank you. That makes sense.
“We have a heretic as pope”.
Bingo.
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