• AA5B@lemmy.world
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    12 hours ago

    Let’s instead imagine the most Christ-like and righteous person in the world. What if they don’t believe in Jesus? According to Christian doctrine, they will burn in hell for eternity.

    That’s not just a moral failing of judgementalism over actual morals, but a logical inconsistency

    This guy disagreed with that tradition and tried to reset his church toward empathy, care, morality

    • shawn1122@sh.itjust.works
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      7 hours ago

      Francis’ words are a departure from traditional Christian dogma which is that those who know of Christ and do not become Christian are choosing not to believe in him and are destined for damnation. Its why the church takes spreading the word so seriously, to the point of seeming aggressive at times, because those that are sharing the message feel that they are quite literally saving you.

      There’s a reason a spokesperson immediately intervened with