Just do good, and we’ll find a meeting point, says Francis in marked departure from Benedict’s line on non-Catholics.
Atheists should be seen as good people if they do good, Pope Francis has said in his latest urging that people of all religions, and none, work together.
The leader of the world’s 1.2 billion Roman Catholics made his comments in the homily of his morning mass at his residence, a daily event at which he speaks without prepared comments.
He told the story of a Catholic who asked a priest if even atheists had been redeemed by Jesus.
“Even them, everyone,” the pope answered, according to Vatican Radio. “We all have the duty to do good,” he said.
“Just do good, and we’ll find a meeting point,” the pope said in a hypothetical reply to the hypothetical comment: “But I don’t believe. I’m an atheist.”
Francis’s reaching out to atheists and people who belong to no religion is in marked contrast to the attitude of his predecessor, Benedict, who sometimes prompted complaints from non-Catholics that he seemed to see them as second-class believers.
Source: The Guardian
My comment:
With such a statement from the Pope, it should be clear for all who read the Bible, that the Roman Catholic religion presents to us a “different Jesus”.
A non-Biblical savior, a copy-cat Messiah, who accept and promote lawlessness.
I have earlier written several articles, claiming “Jesus of Rome” to be a false Messiah. The copy-cat of the Vatican, is not Jesus of Nazareth. The “Jesus” of the Pope is an invention of man, inspired by spiritual sources that has its base inside the bottomless pit.
The Pope present to mankind a different “father”, a different “son” and a different “Holy Spirit”. Mankind do not need to repent. No one who “do good” will end up in the eternal fire of Hell.
There is no coming judgment, and no consequence of living in sin and indulgences. This is the talk of a man who serve Satan, the leader of a pagan priesthood.
They mislead 1,2 billion Roman Catholics. By their wickedness that give the true Jesus the Messiah a bad name, and push hundreds of millions of secular people further away from salvation.
The Bible is crystal clear: No one can enter the Kingdom of Heaven, without being born again. Born by the Spirit of God.
John 3:3
Jesus replied, ‘Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again.’
And even after Jesus died on the cross, there are human beings refusing to accept Him, still living in sin, cursing them selves. When Jesus the Messiah returns, they will face judgment and eternity in Hell.
Matthew 25:41‘Then he will say to those on his left, “Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.
This spiritual disaster based in the Vatican goes on, and will not end before Jesus the Messiah returns as the lion of Judah, telling billions of people that they will have to pay for their rejection of the truth.
Repent. Do not end up in the camp of the popes.
First publsihed: May 27th 2013.
Written by Ivar
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This world is getting worse and worse every day!
more like “the people are getting worse”
That is very true
In the words to a song written by a born again believer named Vince (AKA Alice Cooper)…
The road to hell is littered with nice guys with good intentions.
I actually don’t see an error in the Pope’s statement if atheists do good they will have a common meeting point with everyone else. That being death, since we all share that meeting point. It’s what comes next is what counts. The Pope may have forgotten John 14:6…
John 14:6
Jesus *said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.
You will agree with your papa cus you are a typical catholic who cannot see wrong doing to this dude I’ll ask you a question do you think atheist who don’t believe in any religions and deity could be save when Jesus return?
Yes indeed the scripture is plain and simple that for a man to be saved he must confess with his own mouth that Christ is Lord, So your pope on the other hand is heretic he make Saint Paul a liar
I guess you didn’t get what I was trying to say. I was pointing out that the Pope simply stated something as safe for him to say as he could. In other words, what the Pope spoke was a fact, but in that, he avoided the truth. There’s a big difference. It is very possible to muddy up the truth with facts. He gave a proverbial ‘head fake’, avoiding any rebuttal or hard feelings. That’s what he did. Never said it was right to do.
And to answer your question, I think it’s pretty safe to say there won’t be any atheists when Christ returns. Refresh yourself in Revelations and you’ll see what I’m talking about.
BTW… I’m not Catholic.
First of all Alice Cooper (Vincent Damon Furnier) is not a Christian in any way shape or form as per biblical definition. In fact, the scriptures condemn him as a child of the wicked one and that`s what he is. I happen to have saved a newspaper article at my desk at work from 2011. I don`t want to go off the main topic but i think this is important for all of us. The article from NY Daily News, Sunday August 7 starts with ” For Alice Cooper every night is Halloween. Whether it is opening his show by pretending to off a roadie and then being beheaded for his crime or rising a few moments later with his head in his hand like a hard-rock Hamlet. The “Evil Returns tour” invades the MGM Grand on Saturday. Later on he states how “lucky” he is for not having had died from drugs and alcohol. There you have it. Nothing more needs to be said.
Brian, there’s no bigger cult in the world than the Roman catholic church. I was once in it, but thank my Savior for getting me out of there. My family is still in it, I pray before our Lord’s coming, they turn and worship Him in Spirit and in truth.
He’s heretic plain and simple
It’s easy for them to speak to others when they themselves believe they are the ‘guardian of souls’…but when they find out they are to answer for each soul they helped to lead astray their cries will eternally be horrendous…this is not good….this is not good..yet look at the faces of those who worship and follow this ‘man in white’ they would no more listen to you, I nor anyone that their Leader of their souls eternal destiny than a moth will stay away from a porch light wrapped in a Spider’s Web!!! My God….!!!!
Methinks Francis needs to read the word of God.
Psalm 14:2-3
King James Version (KJV)
2 The Lord looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God.
3 They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is none that doeth good, no, not one.
Someone should tell popey to read the Bible and preach it, rather than preach what he thinks or what he feels is nice warm and fuzzy. Fact is the Lord will seperate the sheep and goats etc, good works cannot save us and only Jesus is the way, no pope, no good works, no so called saint, no pointless mass or purgatory only Jesus.
Rightly said Tom. Popey should read John 3:16- 19 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. 18 Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.
The popes, bishops and priests have blinded the catholics with their EVIL teachings, not once can I recall when I was a catholic that the priest during sunday mass ever told us to read from the word of God and get wisdom from there. I cannot even imagine what punishment awaits the pope and his evil team of bishops, priests et etc. These evil men even changed the holy Sabbath from Saturday to Sun – day……….the day the romans worshipped the sun god.
He has underlined what protestants have been pointing out for centuries: that the RCC declares salvation through works, and not faith alone.
No amount of “good” works on our part can make up for the depravity we have lived, and the new pope fails to realize this.
He has to include atheists, remember antichrist will be worshiped as a god in his own name. The whole world will worship him, those that did not receive the love of the truth, that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures, was buried and rose the third day according to the scriptures. 1 Cor 15:1-4. They are told not to read the Bible because only a priest can explain it to them. My dear 96 year old mother in law, a stanch Catholic is close to death. I asked her where she is going when she dies, and she said, “I hope heaven”. I told her you have to be sure. They have been brain washed since birth to follow the devil. We need to lovingly tell them the truth. For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that who so ever believes in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life. John 3:16. Works are not going to cut it because we cannot please God. God said, “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye Him.” Matt.17:5. Only Jesus can save, we put on His righteousness. Amen!
He is an antichrist, but then again every “pope” is an antichrist. Catholicism is from satan.
Well, it should be obvious to all who have even a small understanding of the Bible that the pope has little understanding or is a liar and a deceiver. I personally think it’s both.
This is a perfect example of the blind leading the blind.
While anyone with a minimal understanding of the Bible will see the gross error of the popes suggestion, the sad part is that it will give hope to, or reinforce, the idea in people’s minds that they can get to heaven by their merits, being a good person, a nice guy.
This should serve as a wake up call to all who wanted to partner with the Catholic church or entertained the idea. Hopefully “Evangelicals and Catholics Together” and similar documents and groups will reexamine themselves. I wouldn’t be surprised if nothing changed though. Catholic false teaching was known before this current statement was made and they were okay with it then. Brings to mind the old saying about birds of a feather flocking together.
One thing this pope should do is read this verse and think about what it is saying about someone who would justify a wicked person or condemn a just person.
Pro 17:15 He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD.
“He that justifieth the wicked…”
The atheist, or any unsaved person, cannot be justified by their doing good. They can only be justified by the Lord when He bestows His righteousness on them through belief. Later, after being saved, the good works will follow.
“…and he that condemneth the just…”
The Council of Trent condemned the Protestant Reformation and many just Christians.
Yes, pope Francis, it’s talking about you and your predecessors. You need to repent, tell Catholics to repent and all come out of that place.
I know why all of those old man have them RED suits on, no they are not Santa but old Satan workers and the old one in Clorox White is their leader. The outfits will look good with all those flames in HELL.
The Apostle Paul was a murderer. He prosecuted the Saints where ever they were found. Yet our Creator decided to use him to bring this message to the world. Our Father in Heaven can use anyone whom he pleases to confound the wise. Yes even an atheists.
It is not our duty to decide who gets into the kingdom and who doesn’t. Work out your own salvation.
Hooper
Said it hes was murderer but he didn’t remain that the whole life, so the issue here is not about how many people he slaughter the issue is how Francis claim that atheist they can be save when do good works so this gospel is another gospel never taught by apostles because your works can make you to earn heaven
I can tell you that untill you relearn all Bible and Qur’an or Islam, if not you will remain in darkness,
facebook @Yusher2,
By Yusher Halil (Jesus Is Muslim)
Hello Yushau,
Jesus Christ is God manifest in the flesh. He is not a Muslim. Islam started with Muhammad 600 years later. Islam is a confused mixture of Judaism, Christianity and paganism. You may think that you worship God but you are the one in darkness and you will remain in darkness until you repent and ask the Lord Jesus Christ to reveal Himself to you and forgive your sins.
Here are some words of Jesus for you.
Joh 5:22 For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son:
Joh 5:23 That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him.
Yushau, if you are still alive when Jesus returns, you will see how every knee will bow and every tongue confess that Jesus is Lord to the glory of God the father.
Yushau you need to tell your mullahs to ask people of every tongue and race to read your book in a language you can understand and not ARABIC where they dont know what they are reading. if one reads it, one will surely question the book and all that it contains. so wake up and read the Ingel for your salvation.
GOD SAID. ” And the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spake unto thee, saying, Let us go after other gods, which thou hast not known, and let us serve them;”
The Pope said:
The Lord has redeemed all of us, all of us, with the Blood of Christ: all of us, not just Catholics. Everyone! Even the atheists
Taken all of his speech in context:
Jesus clearly died for all people. Everyone has the opportunity to receive the gift of salvation through Jesus Christ.
However, not everyone fully knows or understands this. In such cases the Church has traditionally referred to such individuals as invincibly ignorant.
Ultimately Pope Francis main point was not about the end of the world but about cooperation amongst peoples to build a better world now and to accept one another and not to judge.
Pope said The Lord has redeemed all of us through jesus’ blood
But her Francis is making one of blantant lies for promising atheist heaven Oh o I forget that he get the keys of heaven and hell
where in the guardian was this from?
The Holy Father is 100% right! In Matt. 25:31-46 the ‘sheep’ didn’t know Jesus, but they had fed the hungry, given drink to the thirsty, welcomed the stranger, clothed the naked, and comforted the sick, and prisoners. And what did he tell them???? “Come, you whom my Father has blessed….take for your heritage the kingdom prepared for you since the foundation of the world.”