Fr. Barron comments on Is Hell Crowded or Empty?

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[brendos444]

Would it be fair to say, Father, that Western doctrine on hell has come full circle back to where the East has always been? Also, would you also like to comment on what I think is the crystalization of a medieval, literal interpretation of hell among fundamentalist evangelical protestants, especially Calvinists? They seem to have inherited the medieval, literal Roman Catholic version of hell and are unable to get beyond this. Any thoughts? thanks for the vid, btw Very thoughtful and enlightening

[wordonfirevideo]

@brendos444 Yes, I think we've come closer to the East in many ways. I would say that someone like Hans Urs von Balthasar "Origenized" Augustine quite a bit. It's his theory that I'm advocating here.

[imax1971]

"The doors of hell are locked from the inside"......

[AK8591]

Fr. Barron just has this natural gift of being able to take complete command of the listener. God bless him and his good works!

[mdkpubs]

@JeffersonDinedAlone, God made a religion for us. It's called Catholicism. Many people are so heretical and misled, that they actually call themselves Christian while condemning God's Catholic Church.

[Apacalola]

@qvoprimum You sound like a product of that pre-Vatican II "Old Time Religion" just like me. Back then the Hell was the real deal where sinners (just about all teenage boys guilty of thought crime) would burn forever in actual fire. Ah yes "Give me that old time religion, that old time religion...."

[JeffersonDinedAlone]

Since being crowded refers to things of a material nature in excessive close proximity, and Hell would be of a spiritual plain, where nothing of a material nature can exist, the video title sounds particularly stupid and pointless.

[adanak]

Interesting video and I hope Fr Barron is right, but I wonder how he would explain this:

Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the road broad that leads to destruction, and those who enter through it are many. How narrow the gate and constricted the road that leads to life. And those who find it are few. (Matt. 7:13-14).

[qvoprimum]

@wordonfirevideo Too bad you are taking the heretic views of the modernist Urs Von Balthasar, father, more of the rotten theology of Vatican II. I will pray for you.

[JeffersonDinedAlone]

God is not religious. People are religious. God is open to all.

[JeffersonDinedAlone]

@djhalling Depends entirely upon the party.

[JeffersonDinedAlone]

@imax1971 Must make it awfully tough to get out if there is an actual fire while a band is performing.