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04 Apr 2018
The Pope stated that hell does not exist and that unrepentant souls simply disappear.

So the Pope allegedly gave an interview to a guy named Eugenio Scalfari. And he said, quote, they are not punished. Those who repent obtain God's forgiveness and take their place among the ranks of those who contemplate him. But those who do not repent and cannot be forgiven disappear. A hell doesn't exist. The disappearance of sinning souls exists.

04 Apr 2018
The Vatican denied that the Pope made comments about hell not existing, stating the interview was a reconstruction by the journalist.

The Vatican denies that this interview even took place. There's no recording of it. The guy is notorious for not taking notes. He's a 93-year-old journalist. Wait, what? He's a 93-year-old dude. And according to The Guardian, this Eugenio Scalfari is, quote, said to pride himself on not taking notes or recording high-profile interviews. Right, right. That's a weird thing to take pride in. Yeah. So the Vatican says he prides himself on no one knowing if anything he says is true. Right. It's like Michael Wolfe. Yeah. The Vatican said that the comments were, quote, the fruit of Scalfari's reconstruction and not a faithful transcription of the Holy Father's words.