Public Catholic article about JW beliefs

[Lori Jane]

Dare We Admit That Not All Will Be Saved?

“To die in mortal sin without repenting and accepting God’s merciful love means remaining separated from him forever by our own free choice. This state of definitive self-exclusion from communion with God and the blessed is called ‘hell.’” (CCC 1033)

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6. Universal reconciliation is one lethal step away from annihilationism –– the idea espoused by Martin Luther that instead of Hell, naughty people would simply “disappear.” That is, they will shuffle off the immortal coil into oblivion. This idea is still promulgated by the Jehovah’s Witnesses to little acclaim. Keep in mind that the JWs announced the world would end 13 times already and they were obviously wrong. There’s no reason to bet the farm on anything they say.