Replying, Again, To The Catholic Who Is Lying About Salvation
Random Catholic guy who boasts of advanced degrees in Catholicism, still insists that the official Catholic position about salvation is that anyone who doesn't know (when they die) that Catholicism is true ... will still get into heaven if they're of sufficient moral character. He couldn't be bothered to go read the blog where I refute that claim. So I explained it all to him in posted comments instead. The short version is this: 1. Headlines across the world immediately proclaimed, "Even Atheists Can Go To Heaven." A Vatican spokesman quickly intervened. Father Thomas Rosica said "people who know the Catholic Church cannot be saved if they refuse to enter or remain in her." -- Show less Reply @ApPersonaNonGrata 0 seconds ago 2. Official Vatican online database, under " IV. Hell " says: "To die in mortal sin without repenting and accepting God's merciful love means remaining separated from him for ever by our own free choice