The Newest from His Holiness

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“Through humility, soul searching, and prayerful contemplation we have gained a new understanding of certain dogmas. The church no longer believes in a literal hell where people suffer. This doctrine is incompatible with the infinite love of God. God is not a judge but a friend and a lover of humanity. God seeks not to condemn but only to embrace. Like the fable of Adam and Eve, we see hell as a literary device. Hell is merely a metaphor for the isolated soul, which like all souls ultimately will be united in love with God.”

There Is No Hell Fire; Adam & Eve Not Real – Pope Francis Exposes

This is what I have been saying for years. This is one of the things I was "told", part of my personal revelation.
 
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A native friend of mine thinks he has been talking with the Dali Lama. I've always thought Catholicism and Buddhism are quite close in a lot of ways. The more dogma is shed, the closer they get.
 
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L Gilbert said:
I was thinking in terms of the religion as a theocracy, also, rather than just some of the symptoms.
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Yes, a lot of religions have theocracy in common. The earlier versions of the RCC and Islam had a lot in common too. The Muzzies are a few centuries behind in the maturing process.
 
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This is indeed a major step forward not enough to drive me into a Sunday Morning pew
but enough to say perhaps there is hope.
 
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I still find it hard to believe in mythical creatures - dragons - witches - gods of any type.
Guess I'm bound to burn in a metaphorical hell.
Must be nice for his popieness to spend his days making rules for the great unwashed.
There's jobs, and then there's jobs.
 
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gerryh said:
“Through humility, soul searching, and prayerful contemplation we have gained a new understanding of certain dogmas. The church no longer believes in a literal hell where people suffer. This doctrine is incompatible with the infinite love of God. God is not a judge but a friend and a lover of humanity. God seeks not to condemn but only to embrace. Like the fable of Adam and Eve, we see hell as a literary device. Hell is merely a metaphor for the isolated soul, which like all souls ultimately will be united in love with God.”

There Is No Hell Fire; Adam & Eve Not Real – Pope Francis Exposes
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exceptional!!!
 
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Nuggler said:
I still find it hard to believe in mythical creatures - dragons - witches - gods of any type.
Guess I'm bound to burn in a metaphorical hell.
Must be nice for his popieness to spend his days making rules for the great unwashed.
There's jobs, and then there's jobs.
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There is no "hell" to "burn" in, and his Holiness doesn't make any rules. You just keep wearing your blinders and spew bullsh it. It's what you're best at.
 
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The Pop never said any of this drivel. You've all been taken in by an Onion-like ruse.
 
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gerryh

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my bad, I usually do check, in this instance I didnt. Wishful thinking.
 
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What is puzzling me is why the Vatican didn't expose this as a hoax. Surely they knew about it. A Catholic priest I know said that since it came out his church has seen a steep rise in attendance.
 
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