My Kind of Pope

According to an article in The Independent (U.Kl), Pope Francis has spread the arms of the church to include those whose belief structure recognizes substantial doubt. See what His Holiness wrote:

You ask me if the God of the Christians forgives those who don’t believe and who don’t seek the faith. I start by saying – and this is the fundamental thing – that God’s mercy has no limits if you go to him with a sincere and contrite heart. The issue for those who do not believe in God is to obey their conscience. Sin, even for those who have no faith, exists when people disobey their conscience. 

That works for me. Faith is not a prerequisite for goodness, although goodness can sometimes flow from faith.