The Pope says atheists can go to Heaven now!

[Weewah]

http://www.catholic.org/news/hf/faith/st...p?id=51077

Pope says atheists can go to Heaven as long as they do good.

But what if I do bad and good? As long as I do more good than bad?

[Aisha]

Isn't it wonderful how these rules can be changed so easily?
Only last week we would all go to hell as atheists, but now we can go to heaven too, if only we live our lives exactly by their standards.

[TAW]

As though I needed validation from a cult of child molesters. Take your heaven, I have little interest in spending eternity with rapists. I hate all this Pope praise that's on Reddit recently. "Wow! The Pope said something that billions of normal people say every day, WHAT A SAINT!" Yeah, what a great guy. Before he came along I was convinced that I'm a monster, now I know that even though I'm an atheist, I can still be a good person. Thanks Pope. I didn't know that until you came along.

[vorlon13]

For those of us having doubts about whether or not the Pope gets to go, I guess this clears that up.

[Foxaèr]

It seems religion is attempting to evolve so that it does not wither away.

[Minimalist]

It seems religion is attempting to evolve so that it does not wither away.

By being nice to people who think he is a shitwit? Seems like an odd evolution.

[John V]

From the first paragraph of the link:

The Holy Father was not teaching anything new. In fact, this hope that all who do not yet know God are not only capable of doing good - but will progress toward that knowledge of God by doing good - is ancient.

[Crossless2.0]

So much for Paul, my favorite ancient used car salesman.

[Coffee Jesus]

Theye're going against what Jesus said in John 3.

John 3:18-20, Jesus says that disbelievers are all sinners that will go to hell, and he seems to place the condemnation as a consequence of their disbelief rather than their sin.

3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

4 Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?

5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.

20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.

21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.

22 After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judaea; and there he tarried with them, and baptized.

"For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved."

Pssht, yeah right.

[KUSA]

Well I guess I have to start being a bad guy now so I won't have to kiss God's ass for eternity.