(June 25, 2015 at 3:11 pm)FatAndFaithless Wrote:(June 25, 2015 at 3:08 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: I agree completely, and have brought it up on my own in a different thread. I have talked about how I don't think atheists are going to Hell simply for not being able to believe. I think a person who lives a life of virtue will go to Heaven. :-)
Is there anything I said that made you think I believed differently?
I'm happy you think so, but what does Catholic doctrine state will happen to atheists?
Basically that we don't know. But that's pretty much what the Church says about everybody, when you get down to it. The only people who we claim to know where they ended up, are the Saints, who we believe are in Heaven.
Even Hitler, we can't say went to Hell.
"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