Catholics teach that you would be jut fine,as long as you live according to conscience. I guess that means you could have guilt-free sex with any of the native animals or vegetation.
A few years ago,a senior Australian Catholic prelate (not that slimy George Pell) appeared on TV and asserted that atheists will of course go to heave if they have lived according to conscience.
That position is consistent with Catholic theology,which teaches that to go to hell you must have committed a mortal sin. Venial sins get you purgatory. For a mortal sin to occur, three conditions are necessary; Grave matter, full knowledge [that the action is wrong] and full consent [ you cannot sin against your will]
I'm not entirely confident that the views of that man represent the official views of the Catholic church,as they kind of make it redundant.(along with organised religion generally)
I await the predictable responses from our resident members of the lunar religious right,replete with lashings of biblical quotation . Few ever seem to grasp the futility of quoting the bible to an atheist,or how annoying it is.
A few years ago,a senior Australian Catholic prelate (not that slimy George Pell) appeared on TV and asserted that atheists will of course go to heave if they have lived according to conscience.
That position is consistent with Catholic theology,which teaches that to go to hell you must have committed a mortal sin. Venial sins get you purgatory. For a mortal sin to occur, three conditions are necessary; Grave matter, full knowledge [that the action is wrong] and full consent [ you cannot sin against your will]
I'm not entirely confident that the views of that man represent the official views of the Catholic church,as they kind of make it redundant.(along with organised religion generally)
I await the predictable responses from our resident members of the lunar religious right,replete with lashings of biblical quotation . Few ever seem to grasp the futility of quoting the bible to an atheist,or how annoying it is.
