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Originally Posted by Toe Jam and Earl
If Pope Francis came out on live TV and said souls that die in mortal sin are annihilated instead of spending an eternity in Hell, I would be aghast as that would be a heretical belief.
It's a heretical belief because it goes against the official teaching of the Catholic Church.
I would be aghast because popes don't normally openly proclaim heretical beliefs. It would undermine his papacy.
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If he were to promulgate an official document of the church which said the same thing, it would shake my faith to the core...
It would shake my faith because it would threaten the authenticity of the Catholic Church as the church Christ founded.