"Is pope Francis endorsing heresy?
It might look that way from the eye-catching headlines this week that made it appear everyone was bound for heaven -- "even atheists!" -- thanks to Jesus' death on the cross.
"But the short answer to the question is easy: No. Francis was only affirming the doctrine that Christ redeemed the whole world. Whether people accept that belief is another matter.
"In fact, popes going back to Leo XIII in 1891 and up through John Paul II - not to mention authoritative texts from the official Catholic Catechism and the Second Vatican Council - have said the exact same thing Francis did."
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