The Pope on salvation for atheists
 

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/wo...n-8810062.html

“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."

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Oh, that pope says the craziest things! :lol

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I care what the pope says about as much as i care about the bowel movements of some random wild animal walking around in a south american jungle.

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Was not expecting indifference.

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why? why do i care what someone as lost as two boys kissing says about how people who dont believe there is a god can in fact come into union with the non-existant diety?

I have a dog. I do not ask my dog his opinion on intersteller human/dog travel.

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Why not Ferd? You're such a prejudiced individual!!! :happydance :heeheehee :dogpat :throwrock Is that enough smilies to keep me out of trouble? :foottap

Been Thinkin

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I assumed that since we're on an "Apostolic" forum, there would be slightly more than indifference for lost souls. Did I assume wrong?

I find it amusing that catholic church didn't believe non catholic Christians could be saved and now believe Muslims and atheists can be saved. Pfffft.

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If I cold have posted the picture directly, I would have. :)


http://www.incaworldtravel.com/notic...dean-tapir.jpg

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You think the Pope drinks Red Bull?

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no you assumed right. We care deeply about lost souls. I certainly do.

However, I am not overly intested in the mechinations of some lost soul leading lost souls down the primrose path.

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I don't get it.

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Interestingly enough, that's one of the things Jesus tore the Pharisees up over.

Matthew 23:13-15 But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in. Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation. Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves.

Help me out, cause I'm still not getting it...you care deeply about lost souls, but you're not interested in one lost soul leading several million lost souls astray? I think that's a contradiction.

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The Pope obviously does. :heeheehee