The Vatican has had to seal off part of St. Peter's Basilica after chunks of plaster fell from the ceiling just hours after Pope Francis is alleged to have proclaimed that 'Hell' does not exist. A Vatican spokesman said the basilica remains open with the affected areas sealed off until later today. The sky is falling: Parts of the ceiling in the St. Peter's Basilica fell in on ThursdayIt comes after the Pope was sensationally quoted as saying that hell does not exist and souls not worthy of heaven merely disappear instead of being tormented. Scalfari, 93, in his fifth interview of Pope Francis published in La Repubblica, asked what happened to 'bad souls' after their bodies died. Holy Week sees floods of pilgrims and tourists visiting St. Peter's, taking part in Pope Francis' ceremonies, which are capped by Easter Sunday celebrations outside in St. Peter's Square.

Source: Daily Mail March 30, 2018 06:55 UTC