Hey, Christian fundamentalists. Catholics aren't your enemies, they're your friends. At least politically, since 1995. Get with the program! “It is not necessary to believe in God to be a good person. In a way, the traditional notion of God is outdated. One can be spiritual but not religious. It is not necessary to go to church and give money — for many, nature can be a church. Some of the best people in history do not believe in God, while some of the worst deeds were done in His name... You don’t have to believe in God to go to heaven. The Lord has redeemed all of us, all of us, with the Blood of Christ: all of us, not just Catholics. Everyone! 'Father, the atheists?' Even the atheists. Everyone!" Pope Francis. "Pope Francis is a man filled with the love of Jesus". Kenneth Copeland. “Truth Cannot Contradict Truth, new knowledge has led to the recognition of the theory of evolution as more than a hypothesis.” Pope John Paul II. "I am deeply grieved as a great man passes from this world to his much deserved eternal reward. John Paul II has been the most beloved religious leader of our age far surpassing in popular admiration the leader of any faith. He has been a man of great warmth, profound understanding, deep spirituality, and indefatigable vigor. It was my great honor to meet with him at the residence of my good friend, Cardinal O´Conner." Pat Robertson. "We know that the truth cannot contradict the truth." Pope Leo XIII. “I found myself immediately attracted to Pope John Paul II when, upon his election to the Papacy, his published speeches invariably called attention to the need for recognizing the dignity of the human being as a child of God.” Robert H. Schuller. "The Teaching Authority of the Church does not forbid that, in conformity with the present state of human sciences and sacred theology, research and discussions, on the part of men experienced in both fields, take place with regard to the doctrine of evolution." Pope Pius XII. "I like the Pope. I like that he's making the Catholic Church more open to bring people in and not exclude them. He's a man of the people. I like what he stands for - humility, reaching out to others and he's not so formal that people can't relate to him." Joel Osteen.
