The Pope and hell / California bill AB 2943
McGeown examines recent claims that Pope Francis denied the existence of hell, demonstrating the importance of theological discernment regarding Roman Catholic teaching on this doctrine. The article critiques the unreliability of secondhand reporting while presenting the Pope's actual statements on hell as the self-chosen separation of souls from God, and addresses the broader question of hell's reality from a Reformed perspective.
The pope and hell Recent headlines have suggested, in their normal lurid fashion, that Pope Francis has denied the existence of hell. These claims have been shared widely on social media platforms, but officially denied by the Vatican. Christians would do well to show due diligence before sharing these or similar stories online. The claim originates from an Italian journalist, Eugenio Scalfari, to whom the pope frequently grants interviews. One would think that the pope would decline such...
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