There are two states, "going to hell" and "not going to hell."
The " I don't know and my completely non-official interpretation is that we won't comment on our revelations of god's word anymore" is very dishonest when all of the Bible verses, and official catholic doctrine pieces that can be readily researched, either very strongly supports that atheists are going to hell by the revealed word to the catholic church or with enough weaseling weakly states that the question isn't answered." There is no catholic theology that supports an atheist in heaven or contradicts one in hell.
Weasel, squirm, and stretch all you want.
If catholic priests have used the threat of hell in their sermons in the past, they have declared it the word of god, they never hedge it by saying "just maybe , but we don't know."
If god gives atheists a choice to be left alone in an afterlife and not having to spend eternity groveling at someone's feet, pretty much everyone would take that option.
The " I don't know and my completely non-official interpretation is that we won't comment on our revelations of god's word anymore" is very dishonest when all of the Bible verses, and official catholic doctrine pieces that can be readily researched, either very strongly supports that atheists are going to hell by the revealed word to the catholic church or with enough weaseling weakly states that the question isn't answered." There is no catholic theology that supports an atheist in heaven or contradicts one in hell.
Weasel, squirm, and stretch all you want.
If catholic priests have used the threat of hell in their sermons in the past, they have declared it the word of god, they never hedge it by saying "just maybe , but we don't know."
If god gives atheists a choice to be left alone in an afterlife and not having to spend eternity groveling at someone's feet, pretty much everyone would take that option.
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