The Vatican said that the comment about Hell was not a faithful transcription of the Pope’s words STEFANO RELLANDINI/REUTERSA leading Catholic conservative has criticised the Pope over a newspaper interview in which he appeared to suggest that Hell did not exist. Cardinal Raymond Burke, an American, said the conversation, in which the Pope was quoted as saying that on death the souls of sinners simply disappeared, was unacceptable. In an article published by La Repubblica after the Pope met the Italian journalist Eugenio Scalfari, the pontiff was quoted as saying: “There is no Hell, there is the disappearance of sinful souls.” The Vatican later said that the comment could not be considered a faithful transcript of his words. That has not stopped traditionalists rallying against the Pope, and Cardinal Burke joined their attack yesterday. “What happened with the latest interview given to Eugenio…

Source: The Times April 06, 2018 15:56 UTC