(September 1, 2015 at 11:41 am)Homeless Nutter Wrote:(September 1, 2015 at 11:31 am)Catholic_Lady Wrote: A punishment cast by God, is what I said.
<sigh>
And yet your church said:
Quote:612 Jesus solemnly proclaims that he "will send his angels, and they will gather . . . all evil doers, and throw them into the furnace of fire,"613 and that he will pronounce the condemnation: "Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire!"
That is STILL in the official teachings.
What changed? God decided to pick up a phone after 2000 years and informed the Funny-hats, that - no, he won't be personally condemning anyone? Why now?
Like the article explained, the catechism here is quoting Jesus speaking figuratively. The Encyclopedia of Catholicism as well as other Catholic sources specifically say that biblical images of Hell are not to be taken literally.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh
