Atheists Can Join Club.

[chrisgel]

It seems the pope has decided that even atheists can go to heaven as long as they do "good"
It seems like a radical departure from their usual dogma to me.
Do you think they're trying to claim all the atheists for themselves perhaps?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2330135/Pope-Francis-says-atheists-good-SAVED.html

[jomifl]

Sandy, you're makin' it up ain't you. It does say a lot for the confidence of the catholic church that they can act a gods spokesperson, It must be very comforting to know that god agrees with you, eh Sandy?

[sandyRoe]

No, jomifl, it's His Holiness, The Pope, who's agreeing with God and me.

[jomifl]

:-)

[jomifl]

By the way, how did he get to be holier than thou?

[Khandro]

jomifl; Do you think there is anything wrong with urging people of differing beliefs, including atheists, to work together?

[modeller]

^^^^ khandro //Do you think there is anything wrong with urging people of differing beliefs, including atheists, to work together? //

I know you are addressing jomifl but IMO anything coming from the RC
church has a hollow ring to it. I suppose he is doing his best with a poisoned chalice. Time alone will tell if he can turn it into wine.

[beckersjay]

Mikey444 - if you've never been to places you never knew existed you clearly haven't got a satnav...

[goodlife]

//Well that's a relief. I can go on being atheist and not have to worry about going to heaven//

True you won’t have to worry the Bible said you will be like manure on the surface of the ground.( Jeremiah 25:33)

[mrs_overall]

Here we go with the 2013 World Champion of Cutting & Pasting.

[RATTER15]

Goodlife, you really are a very insulting and unpleasant character!!

[chrisgel]

Goodlife - I prefer the popes version.

[mrs_overall]

but I thought Goodlife was holier and knew more than the Pope?

[RATTER15]

Well Mrs-O, he certainly thinks he is "The Chosen" who understands the writings of the Bible where nobody else does. All hail Goodlife!!!

[jim360]

Manure is good fertiliser. I therefore assume I must encourage others to grow. What a lovely compliment!

[Marijn]

Does the pope have the power to overrule the Bible then? Or has he read something in there that everyone else has missed? It's bonkers!

[Marijn]

Also, what about all the good atheists who have died, BEFORE the pope decided this. Where are THEY?

[wildwood]

All the naughty ladies go to hell, so I'm really looking forward to it.

[DaisyNonna]

If God encompasses all He will accept us all.

[Khandro]

mrs_overall; Is it your opinion that quoting from the bible, or from anywhere else for that matter, with the source attributed, should be dismissed, without consideration of its content, and simply denigrated as "cutting and pasting"?

[RATTER15]

Khandro, copying and pasting anything from the Bible or the Watchtower is pretty pointless to an Atheist as we believe most, if not all the Bible to be nonsense.

A bit like me copying and pasting from any other story book and trying to convince anybody that it is factual, It aint going to happen.

Goodlife rarely has anything to say for himself, he is just wasting his time with all of his copying and pasting and rarely addresses the OP.