Yo atheists the pope says its cool y'all can come too

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Pope Francis rocked some religious and atheist minds today when he declared that everyone was redeemed through Jesus, including atheists.

During his homily at Wednesday Mass in Rome, Francis emphasized the importance of "doing good" as a principle that unites all humanity, and a "culture of encounter" to support peace.

Using scripture from the Gospel of Mark, Pope Francis explained how upset Jesus' disciples were that someone outside their group was doing good, according to a report from Vatican Radio.

“They complain,” the Pope said in his homily, because they say, “If he is not one of us, he cannot do good. If he is not of our party, he cannot do good.” And Jesus corrects them: “Do not hinder him, he says, let him do good.” The disciples, Pope Francis explains, “were a little intolerant,” closed off by the idea of ​​possessing the truth, convinced that “those who do not have the truth, cannot do good.” “This was wrong . . . Jesus broadens the horizon.” Pope Francis said, “The root of this possibility of doing good – that we all have – is in creation”

Pope Francis went further in his sermon to say:

"The Lord created us in His image and likeness, and we are the image of the Lord, and He does good and all of us have this commandment at heart: do good and do not do evil. All of us. ‘But, Father, this is not Catholic! He cannot do good.’ Yes, he can... "The Lord has redeemed all of us, all of us, with the Blood of Christ: all of us, not just Catholics. Everyone! ‘Father, the atheists?’ Even the atheists. Everyone!".. We must meet one another doing good. ‘But I don’t believe, Father, I am an atheist!’ But do good: we will meet one another there.”

Responding to the leader of the Roman Catholic church's homily, Father James Martin wrote on his Facebook page:

"Wow. This is the clearest I've ever heard this proclaimed. This is really something new."

Of course, not all Christians believe that those who don't believe will be redeemed, and the Pope's words may spark memories of the deep divisions from the Protestant reformation over the belief in redemption through grace versus redemption through works.

The pope's comment has also struck a chord on Reddit, where it is the second most-shared piece.

More from Reuters:

Atheists should be seen as good people if they do good, Pope Francis said on Wednesday in his latest urging that people of all religions - or no religion - work together.

The leader of the world's 1.2 billion Roman Catholics made his comments in the homily of his morning Mass in his residence, a daily event where he speaks without prepared comments.

He told the story of a Catholic who asked a priest if even atheists had been redeemed by Jesus.

"Even them, everyone," the pope answered, according to Vatican Radio. "We all have the duty to do good," he said.

"Just do good and we'll find a meeting point," the pope said in a hypothetical conversation in which someone told a priest: "But I don't believe. I'm an atheist."

Francis's reaching out to atheists and people who belong to no religion is a marked contrast to the attitude of former Pope Benedict, who sometimes left non-Catholics feeling that he saw them as second-class believers.

Pope Francis Says Atheists Who Do Good Are Redeemed, Not Just Catholics

 

[MostReal]

these Pope's boy I tell you

 

[BlvdBrawler]

Imma link this every time the "Atheists, where does your morality come from?" threads comes up.

 

[Blackout]

Have no fear atheists who think god isn't real and fear not joining him in the afterlife.

If your wrong and God exists he still loves u.

 

[Chris.B]

wrong plenty of good people will burn in hell not because they are bad but they refuse to believe in Jesus.

Jesus is the only way. No if's and but

 

[Fervid]

Uhhh, thanks?

 

[Meta Reign]

This guy comes off as very anti-Christ-ish. For lack of a better term. There's something

 

[beanz]

YOU MEAN PEOPLE WHO DONT BELIEVE IN MYTHS AND LEGENDS FROM A OLD ASS BOOK ARE CAPABLE OF BEING GOOD PEOPLE?

GET THE fukk OUTTA HERE!!

 

[dennis roadman]

this is the best pope they've had in years so far. we'll see if he's all talk of course, but so far the talk has been (relatively - he's still the pope)

 

[AITheAnswerAI]

wrong plenty of good people will burn in hell not because they are bad but they refuse to believe in Jesus.

Jesus is the only way. No if's and but

Yikes, you're crazy. It must suck being so weak minded to the point you'll believe in completely asinine things out of fear.


And what sort of god punishes those who don't live their life according to some book of fairy tales written by men, who otherwise live morally righteous and good lives? Yes sheep, it is very much possible to have a moral compass and be a good person without your book telling you what to think and do.

 

[Robbie3000]

????

 

[NubianVitruvian]

As long as the believers believe that atheists can do good, to the believers their neighbors grass is a little greener. It's okay, this is a good thing. Now they have less reason to judge others.

I used to argue this as a kid. If I was born on an island an never had the chance to hear of Jesus, but lived a good life, would God keep me out of Heaven?

Live a good life and die. Why argue over what happens after? Death the great equalizer we will find out when we get there.

 

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I used to argue this as a kid. If I was born on an island an never had the chance to hear of Jesus, but lived a good life, would God keep me out of Heaven?

I guess this is his answer to that question as well.

 

[NoMayo15]

Very well. Props to Frank the Pope.

 

[Mowgli]

Demonic pope.