I'll see if I can get the exact quote by Pope Francis, but here's my response...
This was a point Kaelan, our teen son who passed on 2009--see other post titles, when about 8 was concerned about, calculating that billions would go to a fiery end if not knowing Jesus,sounded too punitive and didn't make sense.I offered that IF the only way to a reincarnation or not ending up in said fiery place,Jesus was like a lifeguard pulling people out of dangerous waters (I mistyped tat as eaters and really people do consume each other's energies...another post and sorry for how taxing spoken IR written