Quote from Fox News:
The pope, who as Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was head of Catholic doctrine, noted that "forgiveness of sins" for those who repent was a cornerstone of Christian belief. He recalled that Jesus had forgiven the "woman taken in adultery" and prevented her from being stoned to death, observing: "He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her."
He had wanted to reinforce the new Catholic catechism, which holds that hell is a "state of eternal separation from God," to be understood "symbolically rather than physically."
Just in case anyone was confused by the Fox:
Hell is a belief system built upon a single premise: That the Son of God can separate from God.
This is not true, but as long as he thinks it so, he will feel guilty. Guilt is hell. The feeling is so intense, that the mind that thought so made a whole new level of itself to deal with it: Physicality.
All of physicality is a symbol, something mind makes. It is how the mind deals with intense feelings of guilt in an attempt to buffer the "heat". You will notice that physicality expresses the theme of separation...because this the belief that is driving it! You will also notice that guilt still simmers at low levels, and is constantly being shifted about through "blame".
Forgiveness simply says: You are not guilty. But this implies that other's may be guilty, or that guilt is a valid concept. Ultimately, forgiveness says there is no such thing as guilt...period. This clears up the misunderstanding, and puts out the fire.
You cannot be guilty because you cannot be separate, so it is all a nightmare.
Metaphysics show the connection between mind and what is thought to be physical. I show that the mind that makes up the physical is mistaken about itself.
Because faith is put into physical, it remains in your experience. Theoretically, this could last forever, because it represents the destruction of your mind.
Withdraw faith in guilt and separation, and physicality will disappear. So long as you value it, you will perpetuate the myth of guilt and separation.
I ask you, then, what does the Pope value?
Jesus