There is no hell where the souls of sinners suffer in eternityβ,
Pope Francis was quoted as saying in a Thursday interview with Italian daily La Repubblica.
Francis said: βafter death, the souls of people who repent are pardoned by God and join in his contemplation,
βbut those who do not repent, and therefore cannot be pardoned, disappear.β
βHell does not exist β what exists is the disappearance of sinful souls,β he added.
The pope was interviewed by Eugenio Scalfari, a veteran Italian journalist and atheist who regularly muses about
faith and religion, and enjoys access to the leader of the Catholic Church.
the 93-year-old Scalfari admitted to never using a tape recorder during interviews.
However, the Vatican has never complained about Scalfariβs work, and Francis has continued giving interviews
to him. (dpa/NAN)
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