when the pope first took office as
question as to whether
he was gonna go to more progressive
direction or always progressive talk in
the past
was just a ruse to cover up his
conservative past and his Conservative
Future most importantly
well turns out no not really does appear
to be significantly liberal
I am a of course it depends on like
issue by issue bases and doesn't mean
the Catholic Church is right about
everything
obviously I wouldn't think that is it
enough think and I don't think that
the pope is infallible obviously it
by but he is missing some terrific
things
you have to keep an open mind about this
guy and so
in Italy these people call the Republic
of which is a liberal publication is run
by
a an atheist Yuji Ono scalfaro d and yes
the pope an interesting question he said
God forgive those who do not believe
and do not see faith does he the scene
forgive people who are atheist
if they're doing the right things now
pope's
in the past would have been like or hey
lmao go straight to hell one-way
take it is only through Jesus Christ if
you don't sad day for you
well not Pope Francis here's what he had
to say given that
and is the key point God's mercy has no
limits
if you go to with this is serum
repentant heart the issue
for those who do not believe in God is
to obey their conscience
he went on to say said even for those
who have no faith
is when one goes against their conscious
the listening to a beta one's conscious
means that the side oneself
in relation to was perceived as good and
evil and this decision is fundamental
to determining the good or evil over
actions now look that's a really
brought in terrific statement to make
now it's ironic cuz
if you're really serious you don't
really care whether go to heaven or hell
because they're
is no heaven or hell I certainly believe
that is that they must think
so it's not like oh who pro-press is the
exam maybe they have in any way if I
thought that I might be a Catholic
could but it does go to idea I've
how open the Catholic Church is going to
be the others and how magnanimously they
act
and how much the folks other pic the
positive teachings of Jesus Christ
which talks about just kindness and
openness that
everyone the poor the needy and yes the
people who are not
like you the fact the Pope Francis is
pushing that direction
is terrific now every time he makes one
of these statements
the vatican pushes back there's a whole
bureaucracy there
and they come back with a backpedal see
what I mean that not exactly really
still have to go through Jesus
so I did this he the pope's a little off
the reservation even though we still
think he's infallible
it's a little weird but nonetheless you
don't get us wrong we're not that open
but and one make a change everything
overnight.
but he certainly seems to be pushing in
the right direction and to see that he's
open to other religions in other ways of
thinking
and they say that what's most important
to your axe and that you don't violate
your own conscious
is really terrific it's really
encouraging to see a pope
who actually cares about everybody
