CHRISTIANNEWS.COM. – Mario Jorge Bergoglio’s pontificate has been marked by many unorthodox statements about Christianity as a whole, and especially about Catholic dogma. The most recent involves the deity of Jesus of Nazareth, the Christ.
Italian journalist Eugenio Scalfari, renowned for his extensive behind-the-scenes knowledge of the Vatican, He said he heard Pope Francis say that he did not believe that Jesus was the incarnation of God.
«…As it has touched me on many occasions, the luck of knowing him and speaking to him with the utmost confidence, knows that Pope Francis conceives of Christ as Jesus of Nazareth, a man, not an incarnate God.” Scalfari said.
“When it occurred to me to discuss these phrases, Pope Francis told me: ‘It is proven proof that Jesus of Nazareth, once he became a man, despite being a man of exceptional virtue, He wasn’t really a God'”added the “Vaticanist” from the newspaper La Repubblica.
The phrase attributed to Francis shows that the most progressive of the pontiffs who has been in charge of the Catholic Church in recent decades does not see Jesus as God, and in this reasoning it can be understood that the Catholic leader does not believe in the sacrifice of the cross as an act of redemption .
“The conservative wing of the Catholic Church has its reasons for not liking Pope Francis. […] From a theological point of view, therefore, Francis thinks like a fifth-century heretic … Sister Dulce must intercede for the Pope’s salvation,” wrote The Antagonist portal.
Hell
In March 2018, Scalfari revealed that Pope Francis gave evidence of believing in the annihilationism, which is one of the main theological polemics in Christianity, since suggests that the sinner’s soul simply “ceases to exist” after death.
Some Christian denominations adopt this interpretation to deny the existence of hell, although most churches, including the Catholic Church, oppose this biblical interpretation.
The journalist reported that, during a meeting with Francis, he heard an opinion that would be in line with annihilationism: he would have said that people who repent “obtain God’s forgiveness”, while those who do not repent “disappear”: ” There are no demons, there is the disappearance of sinful souls,” Scalfari added.
However, with the controversy in place, the Vatican has come out to deny the journalist’s claims, saying that the “reconstruction” of Francis’ speech distorted the conversation in a private meeting. “No quote from the mentioned article should be considered as a faithful transcription of the Holy Father’s words,” the note said.
Scalfari, who has had other questions about Pope Francis questioned by the Vatican, defended himself by saying that although he does not have a recording to prove the pope’s statement, he always uses the text to translate the meaning of his conversation with the interviewee.
“I try to understand the person I’m interviewing, then write their responses in my own words,” Scalfari argued, opening up the possibility of a distortion caused by his personal interpretation.
In 2014, Scalfari announced that the Pope had abolished sin, prompting a denial from the Vatican. On another occasion, the Holy See Press Office was forced to deny that the Pope had claimed that Adam and Eve are myths.
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