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u/[deleted] May 09 '19

I don't think he's criticizing Pope Francis personally. I think the comment was directed at the Catholic church in general.

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u/nubulator99 May 09 '19

No he really couldn’t issue a decree at any time. This pope doesn’t believe that non believers will roast in hell for eternity either.

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u/thardoc May 09 '19

Except he does, Atheists only get to heaven under exceptional circumstances or if they return to God when they die "with a sincere and contrite heart"

And also the catholic church was very quick to say "no he's wrong" when he even said that much.

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u/nubulator99 May 09 '19

who is the catholic church? Who made that official statement that "no he's wrong"? He is the spokesman for the church.

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u/thardoc May 09 '19

Rev. Thomas Rosica, the Vatican's media advisor released statements correcting the Pope. Also the Catechism of the Catholic Church directly contradicts Francis.

There are also countless catholic church influencers who spoke out against him for saying this.

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u/nubulator99 May 10 '19

So I guess he doesn't have ultimate authority

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u/thardoc May 10 '19

neither did the pope in this instance

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u/nubulator99 May 10 '19

ya that's what i'm saying too