RE: On Hell and Forgiveness
August 29, 2018 at 3:20 pm
(This post was last modified: August 29, 2018 at 3:22 pm by Catholic_Lady.)
(August 29, 2018 at 2:38 pm)Crossless2.0 Wrote:(August 29, 2018 at 2:16 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: He explains the fact that Hell is merely an exercise of free will, and not a punishment from God.
You might want to get on the Pope Phone, or whatever you guys use, to inform "Father" that he needs to straighten out Matthew ASAP. The poor apostle seemed to think it was a punishment. We can keep the parable of the talents, but Matthew 25:46 needs to go!
In Catholicism, we believe it to be an exercise of free will, rather than a punishment from God:
https://www.nytimes.com/1999/09/18/arts/...gewanted=1
"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
