Pope Francis has abolished hell, purgatory, heaven: papal confidant
WEBOct 29, 2017 · “Pope Francis has abolished the places where souls were supposed to go after death: hell, purgatory, heaven. The idea he holds is that souls dominated by evil and unrepentant cease to exist, while those that have been redeemed from evil will be taken up into beatitude, contemplating God.”
Purgatory: The Purifying Fire - Catholic News Agency
WEBSep 15, 2024 · [CCC 1030-1031] Only saved souls - those dying in God's friendship - can go through Purgatory onto heaven. To better understand Purgatory in the light of Christ's sacrifice of redemption, we...
Purgatory is a process, not a place, pope says
WEBJan 12, 2011 · VATICAN CITY -- Purgatory is like a purifying fire burning inside a person, a painful experience of regret for one's sins, Pope Benedict XVI said."A soul stained by sin cannot present itself...
Does Hell Exist? And Did the Pope Give an Answer?
WEBMar 30, 2018 · In October 2017, Mr. Scalfari wrote, “Pope Francis has abolished the places where souls were supposed to go after death: hell, purgatory, heaven.”
Purgatory in the Catechism of the Catholic Church - Catholic News Agency
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Pope Francis: ‘I like to think of hell as empty’
WEBJan 15, 2024 · Pope Francis appeared on Italy’s most popular prime-time talk show on Sunday night where the pontiff shared how he hopes that hell is “empty.”
Does the Catholic Church Still Believe in Purgatory? - Learn …
WEBJun 25, 2019 · The Church gives the name Purgatory to this final purification of the elect, which is entirely different from the punishment of the damned. The Church formulated her doctrine of faith on Purgatory especially at the Councils of Florence and Trent.
Pope reaffirms Catholic doctrine on Purgatory
WEBOn Sunday, November 2, on the occasion of the feast of All Souls, Pope John Paul II reaffirmed the Catholic teaching on Purgatory as a place of purification in preparation for Heaven, by saying...
Proclaiming Holy Year, pope says it is time to strengthen and …
WEBMay 9, 2024 · Pilgrims of hope also should help the souls in purgatory, the pope wrote as he introduced a discussion on a key feature of jubilee celebrations: indulgences, which the church describes as a remission of the temporal punishment a …
Pope To World: Hell Does Exist : The Two-Way - NPR
WEBMar 30, 2018 · Things got a little heated at the Vatican this week when an Italian journalist reported that Pope Francis denied the existence of hell.
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