Pope Francis: ‘I Like to Think of Hell
as Empty’
Posted By: Beardo, 1/16/2024 12:20:03 PM
Pope Francis said this week he believes in hell but likes to think of it as “empty” because of God’s great mercy. “What I will say is not a dogma of faith but something personal,” the pontiff said Sunday evening on the Italian television program Che Tempo Che Fa. “I like to think of hell as empty; I hope it is,” he told the show’s host, Fabio Fazio. (snip) In March 2018, for instance, the Italian daily La Repubblica reported that the pope had told his longtime friend, Eugenio Scalfari, founder of the newspaper, that he does not believe hell exists.
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Because He's Fine and Nothing Makes Sense Anymore 16 replies
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