Under the Rules of Catholicism, the Vast Majority of People Are Going to Hell

[TaraJo]

Catholicism isn't alone here. Strict theology of any Judeo Christian sect says pretty much the same thing. Hell, from what I understand Muslims are about the same way. If you're Baptist, you generally believe that only Baptists are going to heaven. If you're Catholic, you only believe Catholics are going to heaven. If you're Methodist, you believe only Methodists are going to heaven. And since the great majority of people throughout history haven't belonged to any of those sects (I mean, two entire continents full of people hadn't even heard of Jesus until over 1,500 years after he died), the great majority of people aren't fit for their version of heaven.

At least the Mormons are a bit less strict with that; they believe in some kind of multi-layer heaven where the best of the best get the best afterlife, but you would still go to a heaven that's less paradise if you aren't as good. According to Mormon theology, it's pretty damn hard to go to hell; even Hitler himself may not be there, not because he's good, but because some interpretations of Mormon theology say no human soul goes to hell. I'll have to ask Lee how I can explain that in detail when he wakes up. Still, from what he's told me about the LDS church, they have an alarming amount of similarities to Catholicism.