What the HELL did the Pope just say!?

[@Catholicity-uw2yb]

LUKE 7:36-37: Be merciful just as your Father is merciful. Stop judging and you will not be judged. Stop condemning and you will not be condemned. Forgive and you will be forgiven.

[@catholicskeptic]

@Catholicity-uw2yb Well definitely amen to that.!

[@Catholicity-uw2yb]

CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH: The Church prays that no one shall be lost: “Lord, let me never be parted from you.” If it is true that no one can save himself, it is also true that God “desires all men to be saved” (1Tim 2:4), and that for him “all things are possible” (Mt 19:26).

[@mikekennedy8501]

If Hell is empty , then there is no justice.

[@Qwerty-jy9mj]

How about if just Judas is in it?

[@Qwerty-jy9mj]

@@eremiasranwolf3513 Questions are non sequiturs? Why?

[@Qwerty-jy9mj]

@@eremiasranwolf3513 Oh, sorry. At the same time, while I would agree that hell needs to exist, would you think it would suffice if only one person was in fact in it?

[@KharonKhan]

Yes, I want to imagine that Hell is empty too...but of course it's not true & I don't believe that Hell is empty at all. Every day I'm doing my best for my salvation.

[@martinmartin1363]

I believe origin of Alexandria promoted this idea that eventually nobody will be in Hell not even the devil, but this was condemned but a couple of hundred years after his death, and lately there is a resurgence of this idea , because why would a merciful God leave anyone in Hell,but without the possibility of an eternal Hell God is an evil God for putting mankind through this ordeal. Evil cannot be bottled up because it means to lack goodness and God is the definition of goodness and so God lacks nothing he is the definition of goodness of perfection of love etc etc.

[@catholicskeptic]

@martinmartin1363 Thanks for this comment, so true.

[@mariace4848]

I hope all men will be saved, I hope to end human trafficking and abortion, and I hope for world peace. These may be silly things to hope for because the world says none of this can happen. But I’m not counting on the world for these things. Nothing is impossible for God. I will pray and hope for best in all situation no matter how much nihilism the world tosses at me. My hope is not free pass for sin nor does it mean hell doesn’t exist but it’s just as necessary as the knowledge of hell. Chapter 1821 of the catechism says I can hope and pray for all men to be saved and that is what I intend to do.

[@Harbinger290]

It’s an overwhelming fact that the Bible teaches that Hell is not only real but overflowing. However, I agree with the Pope here in wishing no one would go there, yet knowing most will. I’ve made arrangements to miss this dreadful reality by doing the Father’s will. Anyone reading this, I pray you do the Father’s will as well. God bless! Isaiah 5:14 (KJV) THEREFORE HELL HATH ENLARGED HERSELF, AND OPENED HER MOUTH WITHOUT MEASURE:

[@catholicskeptic]

@mariace4848 Hope should be reasonable, and is rooted in Christ . If Jesus has already told us that straight is the gate, and narrow is the way that leads to life, and FEW there be that find it, then such a such hope, although sentimentally a kind thought, is still hoping what Jesus has already said is wrong, that He is wrong. Nihilism is the belief there is no meaning or purpose to anything. It is not nihilism to believe what Christ has said.

[@sherrigrey8131]

Good job! Only the elect will understand!😊 👍

[@matthewsymonds7772]

I pray that no one would go to hell, cause God desire all to be saved but it's a free choice though, Great video Hugh Glory to God!

[@NeedGrace]

For one thing , it’s not empty, their captain is there - capt. Satan and his evil soldiers! And if empty, we might not need the church so Francis should get laid off! 😂😂😂🙏🏻

[@aadschram5877]

According to prophet Mohamed, hell is very crowded.......with women.

[@Catholicity-uw2yb]

POPE JOHN PAUL II: Christ obtained, once and for all, the salvation of man - of each and of all men, of those whom no one shall snatch from His hand... Who can change the fact that we are redeemed - a fact that is as powerful and fundamental as creation itself. We became again the property of the Father thanks to that love which does not recoil from the shame of the Cross to be able to guarantee salvation to all men. “No one shall snatch you out of my hand.” The church announces today the paschal certitude of the resurrection, the certitude of salvation.

[@catholicskeptic]

@Catholicity-uw2yb "My sheep hear My voice, and I know them , and they FOLLOW ME. And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man PLUCK THEM out of My hand." ( John 10:27-28) Notice Christ's words , those who FOLLOW Him,are the ones who are secure in Him. There is a clear condition upon that promise. Yes He did obtain Salvation for each man who faithfully follows Christ. Many reject Christ; many believe in other gods; many believe in no god. Universalism is a heresy, a damnable heresy. I am confident Saint John Paul never these statements in the way you are conveying them. But thanks, you have inspired my next video, much appreciated.

[@trojanhman8136]

Strongly disagree that someone who is raped as a child should not get a payout. I strongly disagree that the church should not pay the money. the reason is because of the knock on effect. The church and the congregation need the knowledge, the experience and the understanding of what is going on. Why shouldn't someone that has been mentally injured get a home? I am not talking about if that case was fraud but if it was found to be true. The reasoning that others lose services is just plain wrong. Things can't be allowed to continue without issue and be smoothed over. That is the path to it all happening again. The pope and the bishops should have removed the priest asap.

[@ralf547]

. . . and as for deathbed conversions. Leave such things to the LORD. No need for your assumptions. A lack of examples in scripture doesn't trump the grace of God displayed in extravagance in God's Word.

[@Catholicity-uw2yb]

POPE BENEDICT XVI: God loves us in a way that we might call “obstinate” and enfolds us in his inexhaustible tenderness. The anger and mercy of the Lord alternate in a dramatic sequence, but love triumphs in the end, for God is love. In the heart of the Redeemer we adore God’s love for humanity, his will for universal salvation, his infinite mercy.

[@catholicskeptic]

&Cathotholicity-uw2yb You know I can see your point in terms of the heart of God, yes God wills all men to be saved, but there is a difference between God's will as desire, and His will enacted. God does not violate any man's free will . I also think there is a difference between us desiring the salvation of the lost, ( as in the future) and the notion of somehow a retroactive act of grace where He goes back and saves everyone from the past( apparently including the devil?) to produce empty hell?

[@martinmartin1363]

If Hell ceases to exist then God is evil to put mankind through this ordeal, to be evil is to lack goodness and God lacks nothing. At moment of death Jesus will come to everyone and will ask this question will you serve me in heaven and if so repent , but many will say l will not serve l will not repent ,and so in Gods mercy he will let them go to Hell, because God is merciful he won’t persecute them and make anyone suffer in his presence because Hell is a merciful act by God for them.

[@bigchickenfu]

Hell includes, at an absolute minimum, all the fallen angels. Therefore, Hell can't be empty. It is not even an issue to bring up for argument if you have any knowledge of tradition and scripture.

[@martinmartin1363]

If Hell ceases to exist then God is evil to put mankind through this ordeal, to be evil is to lack goodness and God lacks nothing. At moment of death Jesus will come to everyone and will ask this question will you serve me in heaven and if so repent , but many will say l will not serve l will not repent ,and so in Gods mercy he will let them go to Hell, because God is merciful he won’t persecute them and make anyone suffer in his presence because Hell is a merciful act by God for them.

[@videos_iwonderwhy]

It is in fact a Christian duty to hope that hell will be empty.

[@catholicskeptic]

@videos_iwonderwhy From what source does one learn of this "Christian duty". Any specific scripture? Or Something from Sacred Tradition? I ask this not sarcastically but seriously, from where does one , do you, derive this duty?

[@videos_iwonderwhy]

@@catholicskeptic without having to do much research into specific doctrine I can simply look at passages like 1 Timothy 2:3 to know that god wishes all men to be saved. I also assume as self evident that a Christian should wish that God's will be done (or come to pass). Putting the above two ideas together I conjecture that we should certainly hope for the full realization of God's will;that is, that no soul is lost. In view of God's omnipotence, I think this hope is not necessarily empty. You might know the theologian David Hart, who has argued that universalism is an ancient orthodox tradition that can not be summarily dismissed. Although we may reject universalism as a matter of doctrine, can't we still hope? That was the jist of my point.

[@catholicskeptic]

@@eremiasranwolf3513 Yes it is, for those in Christ; who know, love and serve Him.

[@catholicskeptic]

@@videos_iwonderwhy I understand that, it is certainly an interesting speculation, and certainly a theological view that many sincere souls hold to. I offer only one Caveat, there can be a difference between the will of God, as in His Desire, and the will of God as in what will actually happen. God wills ( desires that all men be saved) and Ezekiel tells us God takes no pleasure in the death of the wicked. When I was Protestant I leaned toward Calvinism ( never fully embraced it) and Calvinistic Reformed theology teaches that God in His sovereignty, for reasons known only to Himself, saves some and lets the rest perish. This is a harsh view, but it's advocate's believe that trusting God's goodness, wisdom, plan, etc. is more important than relying on our own judgement. As a Catholic now, I believe very strongly that God gave man free will, and therefore will not violate that, by forcing, or manipulating, or coercing anyone into receiving His Salvation. That , to me, is a clear reason i reject universalism, the other being it violates the Dogmatic revelation to His Church. Nevertheless I certainly do see the sense of heartfelt compassion in the belief, but that alone does not persuade me. Thanks for the comments though, it is a fascinating subject.

[@user-my5gj9xk2u]

Of course it's our duty to care of our souls and the other's, praying they're not going to hell! Didn't we learn that God hears the honest prayers? God himself would like the hell to be empty! We all should do! Just to constate that doesn't mean I'm undermining the dogma of hell!

[@catholicskeptic]

@user-my5gj9xk2u Oh you can have a sweet wish about many things. But there are simply things God has already settled the question on, thus I see no reason, no rational meaning; no logic and frankly no point in pining, longing or desiring another answer to the question. And the notion of an empty hell has nothing to do with desiring the future residency population of hell being vacant, but the current one. For which God has not offered an option to re-locate.

[@user-my5gj9xk2u]

Yes, you are certainly right about the deplorables who are already in hell! But I would like to point out one more thing: The church canonizes, but not condemns! With people who have been canonized, we can be sure that they are ok and that we can call them. For those who are not canonized, we don't know for sure. We certainly cannot say with certainty that someone is eternally damned. Our Lady gave us a prayer (private revelation, ok, accept it or not) with witch we can save souls from the lion's mouth, even those who are very close to hell or already have one foot in it! - God bless

[@catholicskeptic]

@@user-my5gj9xk2u Great point 👍

[@Harbinger290]

I find the section of scripture you mentioned in Matthew 7:13-21 quite intriguing. It raises some interesting questions that I would like to delve into further. The passage begins by highlighting the concept of the narrow road, which is contrasted with the broad road. Matthew goes on to discuss how false prophets tend to lead people astray, guiding them down the broad road. However, it is particularly interesting when we encounter a group of people who not only believe in the Lord but also perform remarkable deeds, yet they too are on this broad road following false prophets. These people evidently engage in an abundance of acts of charity, demonstrating a genuine desire to please God and fulfill the necessary religious obligations He requires - THEY DID MANY WONDERFUL WORKS.... However, despite all these commendable actions (I think that’s the point), it appears that they have failed to accomplish the Father's will. So the logical question is, what else should they have done? What is the Father’s will? A secondary question that comes to mind is, what are the false prophets teaching? I don’t know about anyone else, but I feel as though God put these kind of teachings in His word to challenge the Jews' understanding of salvation and ours too!! God Bless!

[@catholicskeptic]

@Harbinger290 I agree with much of what you said here, but I would say that charity or love, Agape Love, was what the group on the wide path lacked. Just as we are told 1 Corinthians 13, that one can do even seeming acts of love, but actually it came more from some other motive, such as pride. Thanks for the comment.

[@Harbinger290]

@@catholicskeptic Thank you for your comment! Please allow me to add an additional idea or three for anyone who would like to comment. In Matthew, Jesus was speaking to Jews, Isn't it true that the Jews, especially the priests, sought justification through following the law? However, Jesus reveals in the parable found in Luke 18:9-14 that righteousness is not obtained by those who strive for it. Another example can be found in Matthew 21:31, where Jesus states that the prostitutes, cheats, and liars (publicans), who are clearly not pursuing righteousness, will enter heaven before the priests and religious zealots who are actively seeking righteousness. Paul also addresses this issue in the book of Romans concerning Israel: **Paul writes that those who were striving for righteousness did not find it. **However, those who WERE NOT PURSING righteousness actually found it. Romans 9:30 says, "What then shall we say? That the Gentiles, WHO DID NOT PURSUE righteousness, have attained it." It's important to note that we should definitely do good if we are saved, but evidently striving for righteousness is not the path to salvation, that is the broad path to Hell according to Jesus and Paul. To anyone willing to respond, my question is this: how do we obtain righteousness without striving? What is the Father’s will that those on the broad road overlooked while pursuing righteousness? In Matthew 11:29-30, Jesus says, "Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find REST for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light."

[@jesusvergara3749]

@@Harbinger290 I am a Catholic and I study the bible with the guidance of the Catholic Church Mt.16:13*19. I think this is the answer to your question. Mt16:24 "Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever wishes to be my disciple must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. 25 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. 26What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeit his soul? Or what can anyone give in exchange for his soul?" Jesus built his church to teach the truth. Outside his church, no one can have a perfect and true knowledge about the bible. God bless you my good friend.

[@jennyhogan4561]

​@@jesusvergara3749JESUS ALSO CALLED TO REPENTANCE OF ALL THE SINS WE BEEN PRACTICING!! AND ONE OF THOSE SINS AND THE MOST ABOMINABLE SIN IS THE IDOLATRY OF CARVED IMAGES AND MAN MADE SCARECROWS STATUES, OF DEAD PEOPLE CUZ AN THAT'S ABOMINATION TO THE LORD!! So... WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO REPENT???. BECAUSE GOD IS NOT GOING TO WAIT FOR YOU FOR EVER!! ACTS 2:38-41 Peter REPLIED, “REPENT AND BE BAPTIZED, EVERY ONE OF YOU, IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST FOR THE FORGIVENESS OF YOUR SINS. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

[@Harbinger290]

@@jesusvergara3749 Thank you for your comment! It is indeed important to pick up our cross and perform wonderful works, but we must do the Father's required will to obtain salvation. If wonderful works, like picking up one’s cross, was the Father’s will for salvation, then the people in Matt 7:21-23 would certainly have not heard "depart from me." The verses I shared support the idea that those who strive for righteousness don’t find it. Perhaps read the parable I shared earlier in Luke 18:9-14, as this is a heaven or hell issue. This understanding is the difference between going down the broad or narrow road. After reviewing Luke 18, consider carefully what Paul is sharing below: Romans 9:30 - "What shall we say then? That Gentiles, WHO DID NOT PURSUE righteousness, attained righteousness." From the above verse, we see something that should challenge our understanding about salvation. The lesson is: those who strive for righteousness do not obtain righteousness. Yet, those who "did not" pursue righteousness did obtain righteousness. This brings up an important question: How can we obtain righteousness without pursuing or striving for it? Note: those who are pursuing righteousness are on the broad road, yet those who are not pursuing righteousness are on the narrow road. Completely opposite of what most people believe - this is why so many are on the wrong road. God’s ways are not our ways. This is also why Jesus stated in Matt 21:31 that prostitutes, liars, and cheats (publicans) will enter heaven before the religious priests in Jerusalem.

[@Catholicity-uw2yb]

POPE JOHN PAUL II: Eternal damnation remains a possibility, but we are not granted, without special divine revelation, the knowledge of whether or which human beings are effectively involved in it. The thought of hell and even less the improper use of biblical images must not create anxiety or despair... The concept of hellfire, the fiery furnace and the unquenchable fire of Gehenna need to be interpreted as symbolic language... The risen Jesus has conquered Satan, giving us the Spirit of God who makes us cry, “Abba, Father!” (Rm 8:15; Gal 5:6). POPE JOHN PAUL II: Can God, who loves man so much, permit the man who rejects him to be condemned to eternal torment? The silence of the church is, therefore, the only appropriate position for Christian faith. Even when Jesus says of Judas, the traitor, “It would be better for that man if he had never been born” (Mt. 26:24) his words do not allude for certain to eternal damnation.

[@catholicskeptic]

Catholicity-uw2yb I appreciate the views of the great St John Paul II. I certainly agree the images are likely symbolic, and we have no certainty of what hell is like, per se. Jesus Christ made it clear however that "Strait in the gate , and narrow is the way which leads unto life, and FEW there be that find it." ( Matthew 7:14) I do not truly understand why so many Catholics are so squeamish and afraid, thinking that God condemning a soul to hell is so contrary to His love? As I stated in the video, many saints and visionaries ( approved by the Church) have made it clear they had quite terrifying private revelations of hell and it was clearly quite occupied. Now we as Catholics are free to choose not to believe these, such as the examples I gave in the video. However, these testimonies line up to scripture and sacred Tradition, far more so than the ideas often expressed by contemporary minds. I certainly agree that no one can judge the eternal destiny of any one else, we are not even given to know our own. But none of this remotely causes me to doubt Christ's own words on the topic, again which proved in the video. I also in reading so much of Pope St. John Paul's writings, do not find in them, including the quotes you have provided, any sense that he was promoting any sort of Universalism of Salvation. But I appreciate what you wrote, nonetheless, as final destination are worth studying, contemplating, and searching out. But nothing I have seen thus far, on the subject, can trump Christ's clarity on the matter. Thanks for the comment.

[@ralf547]

The organization, Catholic Church, which in most all these cases knew of the abuse and moved the perpetrator from parish to parish allowing more victimization isn't guilty? The victim who has lived a disturbed life into old age due to the evil perpetrated by a priest and by the church that was complicit by not being the instrument of God (another example of why the Catholic Church as an institution is not the one true Church of Christ) it is charged to be, isn't deserving of compensation? Cheap shot saying they want the money for a nice summer home. You need to meet a few who could not successfully fit into society and lost income and relationships throughout a lifetime because of an evil priest and evil church organization harming them for a lifetime. I hope there is such a person watching this video, and gives you an earful..

[@chommie5350]

Oh hell won't be empty .... he'll be there 😅

[@roddumlauf9241]

If Pope Francis is there in Hell, you'll probably be there too.

[@chommie5350]

@@roddumlauf9241 nah I'll be in purgatory a place you don't believe in 😂

[@roddumlauf9241]

@@chommie5350 Why do you say I don't believe in purgatory ? We all go through "purgation" when we die and enter the "Intermediate state", "Abraham's Bosom", Paradise. According to the Apostolic Tradition and Holy Scripture it is a place of bliss and joy where we await the Resurrection of our glorifies bodies and enter into the New Heavens and the New Earth. Get the book, "A Dictionary of Early Christian Beliefs."

[@user-qz3gk1yl6h]

It's nice top continue with more research i just share the link below with what I believe concerning hell. And i like how you love the scriptures,they are just come directly from your head.😊

[@1611AuthorizedVersion]

Ah so much for their infallible papa !

[@mysteryoffaith3999]

For goodness sake. He said it’s his personal thoughts and not a reality. My own thoughts are similar because if we knew just how bad hell is we would like the thought of anyone being there even someone you think ‘might’ be a candidate for hell bearing in mind Christ alone is Judge! Someone like Adolf Hitler? Joseph Stalin? Whoever you think of, if we knew how horrible, horrific and horrendous hell is we would like the thought of the worst of the worst being there! If the Pope said in Dogma or Doctrine hell is empty then fair enough although technically the teaching says nothing about anyone being in hell. But if the pope definitively changed things eg. No one goes to hell or hell doesn’t exist then that’s more of an issue.

[@catholicskeptic]

@mysteryoffaith3999 Yeah, I made that very clear at the beginning of the video. As far who should or should not go to hell, I merely gave scriptures that show it is certainly it empty, as well as testimony of Saints concerning the subject. I think you are perhaps just looking for an argument, which I will not waste my time engaging in.

[@mysteryoffaith3999]

@@catholicskeptic I’m creating an argument? I haven’t made a mountain out of a molehill! And what I’ve said is true. Yes sadly and grievously there are more than likely souls in hell. But if we knew just how horrible it was we wouldn’t wish anyone there not even the worst of us and we are all sinners to a greater or lesser degree. Does it not grieve you to think about lost souls? Especially considering we as Christians have a duty to spread the gospel. Trashing the holy father over a small statement so trivial is ridiculous in my opinion. I won’t judge but please consider the bigger picture and that rather than trashing the pope perhaps pray for him and mother church and also for our world the power of prayer is great and the world is in a very desperate state of affairs. I stand by what I said I never wish or want anyone or like the thought of anyone in hell. God bless you.

[@steveempire4625]

Everything the pope says has to be interpreted politically. The pope talking about how he imagines or hopes hell to be empty is a signal he's testing the waters. If he personally believes this to be the case, it explains a great many of his policies where universal inclusiveness is emphasized and rebuke against sin is minimized. The higher the level the more scrutiny there will be toward these sorts of casual statements. And this is in an environment where many so-called Catholics do not believe in hell, in the midst of a culture war, in the midst of a near-schism within the Church. It's politically and theologically the height of stupidity and since the pope is a smart man, it leads many to consider more cynical reasons for this.

[@chommie5350]

We DONT want his personal opinion ....the interviewer didn't ask for his personal opinion ....and that's it .

[@saintejeannedarc9460]

@@chommie5350 A spiritual leader, pastor, bishop, priest, pope should not be giving whimsy, new age, universalist type of answers to questions like that. The pope is not my spiritual head, because I'm not Catholic, nevertheless, he has a huge platform. Unbelievers take heed to what he says, as they do to high profile protestant evangelists and pastors. If a popular pastor or evangelist said such a thing, like say Billy Graham (before he went to be w/ the Lord) would be making public statements like this, the Christian and secular world would be as ablaze as w/ the pope's statements. Just like the gay blessing document, had the secular world clapping and cheering.

[@atrifle8364]

Testing comments

[@markjoslin9912]

Hell won’t be empty once Francis snd his minions pass.

[@vinb2707]

What if that comment has put your soul in danger of ending up in hell?

[@dolphjan6267]

Ok certified 1 cor 3:18

[@Kitiwake]

Sede

[@jesusvergara3749]

It is true that what Pope Francis said that hell is empty was his personal thinking. It is a fact that personal belief is demonstrated publicly. Pope Francis wants to save everybody which is a sign of mental disorder. Truth is sacrificed in favor of empathy. He is forgetting that he is just a servant of God and not a spiritual superman. He is a poor weak leader of the Catholic Church. He is not leading the church to holiness. Mt 22:11“But when the king came in to meet the guests, he noticed a man who wasn’t wearing the proper clothes for a wedding. 12‘Friend,’ he asked, ‘how is it that you are here without wedding clothes?’ But the man had no reply. 13Then the king said to his aides, ‘Bind his hands and feet and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

[@catholicskeptic]

@jesusvergara3749 Well if he has a mental disorder, then be would not be responsible. The notion of saving everyone is universalism. I don't know if everyone who holds that theological position has a mental disorder?

[@justthink8952]

May be the Pope read too much of advance theology that he forgot simple teachings of the gospel

[@Dorfapoligetik]

The simple teaching of the gospel? Like the hell is empty now, because we are waiting for the Judgment day to come? Only a idiot can think there are people in hell before the judgement day....Pope is 100% right

[@catholicskeptic]

@@Dorfapoligetik The Church does not teach that hell is empty before Judgment Day. On Judgment Day hell will give up their dead, For Final Judgment and the Lake of Fire( Revelation 20:10) .

[@grasshoffers]

Hell Can never be empty. All fallen angels are there. Any one unrepentant of sin and refused to attempt to repent and regain a state of grace. We are not supposed to hope or pray that anyone is in hell, but there are plenty of words of Jesus that make it clear that there are most likely many in hell due to their own decision.

[@catholicskeptic]

@grasshoffers Great points, thanks.

[@philfrank5601]

The Pope is an empathic man, and I believe that his opinion is formed by that. Fire and brimstone warnings have their place, but our Pope isn't that kind of Pope. So long as nobody out there takes his opinion as "Hell doesn't exist", then let common sense prevail. Pope Francis didn't say there is NO Hell, only that he hopes it is empty...a hope. I believe the height of love for neighbour, as Jesus instructs us to do, is the basis of this hope. I should like to hope it is empty as well...but I know that even of it were to be empty NOW, that certainly won't be the case forever. I take Saint Faustina's account of what Hell is like and who is there as my base. I believe Hell exists, and it's not my business to discern whether it is full or not. To believe it is there, as Jesus said it was, is enough. A portion of Catholics who seem to enjoy taking pot shots at the Pope will use this opinion as fuel for their agendas. I will pray for them. Hugh, you may also wish to expound what you said earlier in this video 3:00 "...protestants may end up in Heaven". In my opinion, that is a worse viewpoint than what the Pope said. Jesus has told us where salvation lies, and it is within his Church, the Catholic Church, and only the Catholic Church. Unless a protestant converts to Catholicism (as you did, praise God) then they will NOT be saved. A Lutheran, for example, no matter how good of a life he lives, cannot enter into the Kingdom of Heaven. Unless God himself makes an exception on Judgement Day (possible?...it is God after all, whose power is limitless) we must pray for our Christian brothers and sisters to return to the one, holy and apostolic Catholic Church. Without holy communion, there shall be no life in them...and that communion is only found within the Catholic Church. Especially important, during this period of Christian Unity (Day 3, as I type this) For someone to enter Heaven as an act of grace through God, one would, at the least, be required to have been completely ignorant of the Church that Jesus created. No protestant can claim that as an excuse, as if they somehow "didn't know". They do know, they go out of their way to attack the Catholic Church and her teachings, and they have reasoned (falsely) that they know better. We MUST pray for them. I see more and more stories of Christians returning to the Catholic Church, though, as you are helping do, Hugh. This gives me great hope! God Bless you, Hugh, and I enjoy your channel.

[@catholicskeptic]

@philfrank5601 Thanks for your comments, and your points are good. For sure I made that comment on protestants going to heaven to quickly, with little clarification. The Catholic Church does recognize baptism, with water, done in the proper formula, in a Protestant church, as valid. Thus a Protestant can receive sanctifying grace, initially. However what do they do when mortal sin is committed, not having the Sacrament of Penance? I addressed this at length in my video, "Can protestants be forgiven ". This issue is for sure treated lightly and tritely by many in the Church. Thus creating the illusion that it is somehow, oh so simple for Protestants to go to heaven. There are conditions in which they can, but it is not remotely easy, and I, for sure would not have had a chance, had I remained in my heretical position. My concern, in doing this video, was that what the Holy Father said in the interview, could be easily misinterpreted, by Catholics, especially in these times. But clarity is vitally important, so thank you for pointing that out, thanks for watching and please pray for me. God Bless.

[@mikekennedy8501]

But he must then believe. That their is no Justice.? This Pope sows division and Confusion. The Author of division. Confusion is Satan . So this pope is by definition a antichrist.

[@ralf547]

I fear your faith is in a Church, a quite flawed Church. Every church but THE one true and apostolic Church of Christ is flawed and cannot be trusted. You need to have faith in a savior, because just like the Protestants which you said may have lived a very good life, you and they haven't lived the perfect life Jesus clearly said is required. Unless you are saved by your total trust/faith in Jesus who obtained forgiveness for your sins and satisfied God's requirement of a perfect life on your behalf, you have no assurance of eternity with God. THE one true Church is composed of all those who have saving faith in Jesus. That includes some Catholics and some Protestants and some Orthodox, and etc.

[@ralf547]

@@catholicskeptic I guess I was premature in celebrating you saying that some Protestants would also be saved, leaving out the complicated circumstances and very unlikely prospects the Catholic Church has set up for them. What happened to the separated brethren idea I recall hearing a lot of in the past? Are separated brethren Protestants damned while still separated? Or were the Catholics I heard that spreading error?

[@catholicskeptic]

@@ralf547 Sorry I am not sure what you are talking about, as this video has nothing to do with the topic you are referring to. My position hasn't changed.

[@Dorfapoligetik]

How can the hell be full before THE LAST JUDGMENT DAY...where the division in hell,/ heaven happens? You genius.. answer my question

[@uncreatedlogos]

Hell is not hell.tgere are different kinds of hell. Google it.

[@mikekennedy8501]

Well where do the Dead that are not in Christ souls reside ? The thief on the cross .He said today you will be in paradise. He did not say it to other 2 ? So Genius. Where are the Sinners ? When they die ???

[@uncreatedlogos]

@@mikekennedy8501 and there are passages that contradict that. It's a bit more complicated than that.

[@Dorfapoligetik]

@@mikekennedy8501 answer my question first bot before you come with other stupid things. How can somebody be in hell before last judgment day?

[@Dorfapoligetik]

@@uncreatedlogos what Google it? You can't answer this simple question? Are you atheist? All idiots go crazy about Popes private thoughts about empty hell...but not one of this satanic bots can answer my biblical question...lol ...have you no shame?

[@DannyLoyd]

So, now the Catholic Church approves blessing same sex couples. 1 John 1:8 " If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us." So, if you say the pope does not sin, you are deceiving yourself and the truth is not in you. The standard authority is the bible, in John 16:13 Jesus tells the apostles, " When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into ALL TRUTH". How much is ALL? Jude 3 " Contend for the faith which was ONCE FOR ALL DELIVERED TO THE SAINTS". 2 Peter 1:3 " His divine power has granted us ALL THINGS THAT OERTAIN TO LIFE AND GODLINESS". 2Timothy 3:16 " All scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God MAY BE COMPLETE". Col 1:25 " I became a minister according to the divine office which was given me for you, TO MAKE THE WORD OF GOD FULLY KNOWN". Phil. 4:9 " What you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, DO, AND THE GOD OF PEACE WILL BE WITH YOU". We have been given ALL TRUTH.....

[@DannyLoyd]

So, was the Pope wrong? was he wrong about blessing same sex couples? if so, what else has he been wrong about? would make me wonder

[@Qwerty-jy9mj]

He wasn't wrong, but if he was it would mean nothing about the charism of infallibility

[@littlerock5256]

Francis has been publicly accused of heresy at least 4 times, by novus ordo clerics, theologians and scholars.

[@catholicskeptic]

@DannyLoyd Not my place to judge Pope Francis, and Papal infallibility does not mean he cannot be wrong in his way of communicating as an individual. He is only infallible when speaking ex cathedra. Which has happened once by Pope Pius XII in the 20th century and once in the 19th century by Pope Pius IX. Not for centuries before that.

[@littlerock5256]

@@catholicskeptic Fiducia Supplicans is not Francis "communicating as an individual." We must give assent to all papal teaching, not just ex cathedra definitions.

[@mikekennedy8501]

He surrounds himself with perverts . So that is a straw in the wind.

[@uncreatedlogos]

Sedevacantism is always a good answer 👍😂

[@Qwerty-jy9mj]

Tsundere protestantism 🫤

[@uncreatedlogos]

@@Qwerty-jy9mj yeah, we Protestants Love sedevacants. They clearly prove that the Pope doesn't really know what he is doing. 👍 Love it! The more pious you get, the more you hate the Pope. 🔥 Christ be glorified!✝️👑⚔️

[@uncreatedlogos]

@@Qwerty-jy9mj We Protestants believe the Seat is only filled by one man. The Son Of Man! All Glory to him!

[@Qwerty-jy9mj]

@@uncreatedlogos I think if you really believed that you would obey him and join the Church he founded instead of some special political interest group invented 500 years ago or less

[@uncreatedlogos]

@@Qwerty-jy9mj I didn't join any group. The Church is where God is. The Church is the body of Christ and the Body of Christ is made up of those baptized into his body by a new birth by his Spirit and no institution controls His spirit. I am Catholic.⚡