RE: One sentence that throws the problem of evil out of the window.
November 7, 2017 at 11:59 pm
(November 7, 2017 at 11:47 pm)Khemikal Wrote: @Atlass
It's pointless to refer to the bible or what jesus says..thats not what a catholic sees as the final authority on the matter. Non sola scriptura. You want authority..you go to catechism.
Quote:1035 The teaching of the Church affirms the existence of hell and its eternity. Immediately after death the souls of those who die in a state of mortal sin descend into hell, where they suffer the punishments of hell, "eternal fire."615 The chief punishment of hell is eternal separationfrom God, in whom alone man can possess the life and happiness for which he was created and for which he .Well lookey there, hell is eternal, and eternal fire...no less. Being in mortal sin at death, like being an atheist...is what get's you tossed in there...and I don't see anything about having been a rapist.
The repentant rapist goes to heaven. Myself, and the little girl who dies in mortal sin while being raped...we burn. Forever.
Amen.
If the holy book is believed to be "coming from God", then why do I need the pope or the doctrine written by priests and monks? I should read what claimed to be the word of God directly. Why put a mediator between me and heaven?
It's class A dodging of questions; giving the Church full control over peoples' lives