Friday, April 06, 2007

Hell on earth

Well for all who welcomed Pope John Paul II's advice that Hell did not as such exist - the less than encouraging news is that the new Pope, perhaps as a small gift to all at Faster, has now said that the fire, brimstone and sulphur version is in fact waiting, if not outright calling, for sinners. Hard to reconcile this image with the God portrayed in the New Testament; not such a stretch for the Old Testament version. But is that not what Easter and the giving of the life of His only begotten son was all about? The gift of life for those who followed?

2 comments:

Elizabeth said...

Faster? Faster? is this punishment for those who speed ?

Deb said...

A fair question would be is the Pope trying to scare the lapsed Catholics back to the fold? After all, the hell and brimstone sermons are only a thing of the recent past and anyone indoctrinated young will remember the painful and graphic violence cheerfully promised if one strayed from the flock.