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Even though Hell is a familiar concept for millions of people from many world faiths, there is something rather scary and ominous in the way that Pope Benedict XVI recently announced that Hell is real. It is not just a metaphor he says, sinners will literally burn in Hell for eternity and this is a fact “even if nobody talks about it much any more”. Given the number of things which may count as sins, and the sheer number who commit them, I really hope this isn’t a reality for the majority. I also wonder how many people’s beliefs will now be based on fear rather than any sense of what is right. I love how these things mystify religious and non-religious people alike, and wish someone who’d died and lived (so to speak) could come back and tell. Too bad we’re all in the same boat, and will never have complete confirmation till we cross over ourselves!

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