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Blank Frank says that even vermin can go to heaven.
Last edited Sat Dec 26, 2015, 02:56 PM - Edit history (1)
Like me, you will all no doubt be thrilled to hear that we can finally meet up in Heaven
In comments likely to enhance his progressive reputation, Pope Francis has written a long, open letter to the founder of La Repubblica newspaper, Eugenio Scalfari, stating that non-believers would be forgiven by God if they followed their consciences.
Responding to a list of questions published in the paper by Mr Scalfari, who is not a Roman Catholic, Francis wrote: “You ask me if the God of the Christians forgives those who don’t believe and who don’t seek the faith. I start by saying – and this is the fundamental thing – that God’s mercy has no limits if you go to him with a sincere and contrite heart. The issue for those who do not believe in God is to obey their conscience.
“Sin, even for those who have no faith, exists when people disobey their conscience.”
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Responding to a list of questions published in the paper by Mr Scalfari, who is not a Roman Catholic, Francis wrote: “You ask me if the God of the Christians forgives those who don’t believe and who don’t seek the faith. I start by saying – and this is the fundamental thing – that God’s mercy has no limits if you go to him with a sincere and contrite heart. The issue for those who do not believe in God is to obey their conscience.
“Sin, even for those who have no faith, exists when people disobey their conscience.”
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http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/pope-francis-assures-atheists-you-don-t-have-to-believe-in-god-to-go-to-heaven-8810062.html
The Cognitive Dissonance is strong with this one . . . not to mention the sheer condescension and arrogance of the 80-Year-Old Virgin presuming that we give a fuck whether or not we are welcome in his Fairy Tale Zombieland.
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It was hard reading past that line, I was laughing so much. When they really try, nobody does comedy better than the Vatican and its apologists.
Frankenweenie is just trying to do a careful tightrope walk, between the Church conservatives on one side and what passes for Catholic progressives on the other.
And just as he has done before, he will waffle on this if some Sophisticated Theologian like Mel Gibson criticizes him. "Er, uh, no, I only meant the GOOD Interfaithy non-believers. Not the vermin. God thinks they suck and He can't wait to toss them into hellfire, along with the Commies, gays and women who had abortions."
Funny. My conscience led me here:
And the company will be much better too, yarrrrrrr.
