Evangelicals Attack “Satanic Heretic” Pope For Telling “60 Minutes” That Humans Are “Fundamentally Good”

The Christian Post reports:

Pope Francis drew scorn and accusations of heresy on social media Sunday for maintaining during his recent “60 Minutes” interview that the human heart is “fundamentally good.”

Responding to interviewer Norah O’Donnell’s question regarding what gives him hope when he looks at the world, the pontiff said “everything,” and then went on to list examples of people doing good things as evidence of humanity’s essential goodness.

Many commenters on X criticized Francis for his remarks, with some accusing him of failing to grasp the basic teaching of the Gospel. Others quoted portions of Scripture that teach God alone is good and that humanity has a sinful nature.

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This is contrary to basic Christian theology. We are all sinners. There aren’t just “some sinners.” https://t.co/lMeIjgzGGV

— Erick Erickson (@EWErickson) May 20, 2024

If this is true, we don’t need a Savior to die on the Cross. So this pope is a heretic. https://t.co/O6mfXYJdfO

— Eric Metaxas (@ericmetaxas) May 20, 2024

Welp, this is a Satanic lie… https://t.co/TWtYtzxUHo

— Joel Berry (@JoelWBerry) May 20, 2024

This raises a question: Is the Pope Catholic? Apparently not! The minute he saw an American journalist nodding at him, he should have known he had gone astray. https://t.co/jntzDkQkS1

— Andrew Klavan (@andrewklavan) May 20, 2024