Pope Francis says he hopes hell is ‘empty’

Cindy Wooden (America Magazine) -While a pope can resign, Pope Francis said it is not something he is thinking about or worrying about now.

“It is neither a thought, nor a worry, nor even a desire; it is a possibility, open to all popes. But for the moment it is not at the center of my thoughts, my worries, my feelings,” he said in an interview on Italian television Jan. 14. 

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Pope Francis was asked how he imagines hell if he really believes God forgives everyone who asks.

“It’s difficult to imagine it,” the pope said. “What I would say is not a dogma of faith, but my personal thought: I like to think hell is empty; I hope it is.”

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