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

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Nice.

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Sounds like Francis would agree with the quote in my sig.

“Always it is easier to pay homage to prophets than to heed the direction of their vision.”
                Clinton Lee Scott

It definitely sounds like he is saying it is more important to act as Jesus the man did than to revere him as Jesus the king.

In the words of John 14:23-24:

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I like this post very much, Ernest.  One of my few remaining intellectual ("spiritual") loyalties to Catholicism lies in its commitment to the essential importance of works to salvation.  Francis' statement is an admirable expression of that, as is your post.

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Point well-taken about the distinction between redemption and salvation, angus.  But the emphasis in Francis' statement and sermon in the OP also stressed the importance of doing good, and that, in the Catholic view he is articulating, all, in virtue of Jesus' redemption, are capable of and still obligated to do good, whether they have faith or not.  It's the stress on the importance of good works I like. 

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Masturbating is only 35 cents?  Damn the priests at my Catholic high school were definitely from a different order than Fr. Guido.