“There is no hell where the souls of sinners suffer in
eternity”,
Pope Francis was quoted as saying in a Thursday interview
with Italian daily La Repubblica.
Francis said: “after death, the souls of people who repent
are pardoned by God and join in his contemplation,
“but those who do not repent, and therefore cannot be
pardoned, disappear.”
“Hell does not exist – what exists is the disappearance of
sinful souls,” he added.
The pope was interviewed by Eugenio Scalfari, a veteran
Italian journalist and atheist who regularly muses about
faith and religion, and enjoys access to the leader of the
Catholic Church.
In the past, the veracity of quotes he attributed to the
pope has been called into question, especially after
the 93-year-old Scalfari admitted to never using a tape
recorder during interviews.
However, the Vatican has never complained about Scalfari’s
work, and Francis has continued giving interviews
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