Eugenio Scalfari
Pope Francis and hell
By Thomas Reese — April 2, 2018
(RNS) — The pope has in fact spoken of hell in the past in a way that clearly indicates that he believes in it.
Pope Francis raises eyebrows by saying pedophile priests include ‘bishops and cardinals’
By Josephine McKenna — July 14, 2014
VATICAN CITY (RNS) "Many of my advisers who are fighting it with me are giving me reliable data that estimates pedophilia inside the church at a level of 2 percent,” Pope Francis was quoted as saying.
Pope Francis fires a warning shot at church’s ‘top-down’ bureaucracy
By David Gibson — October 1, 2013
(RNS) Pope Francis made clear that a chief evil in the church was the “narcissism” of its leaders, even calling the papal court a "leprosy of the papacy."
Excerpts from Pope Francis’ (second) explosive interview
By David Gibson — October 1, 2013
(RNS) "I believe in God, not in a Catholic God; there is no Catholic God. There is God and I believe in Jesus Christ, his incarnation."
Pope Francis tells atheists to ‘obey their conscience’
By Alessandro Speciale — September 11, 2013
VATICAN CITY (RNS) The pope's letter is especially notable for its open and honest assessment of the spiritual state of nonbelievers, and for seeming to open the door to the idea that notions of sin, conscience and forgiveness can be decided outside of the Catholic Church.
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