>>713845493>you are inherently sinful and going to burn in hellfire for eternity if you don't believe in thiThey literally didn't teach that shit.
And also, per more orthodox Christian teachings you DONT burn in hellfire just for not believing.
You either sin or dont, and not believing isnt necessarily a sin.
They did come up with the idea of purgatory for those who weren't worth damning to hell but not good enough for heaven, but there is a fairly well known saying about how athiests who otherwise behave like "good christians" are unironically the most blessed of people.
Because living like a decent person without the carrot and stick of god and the devil was seen as something special and good.
See, this is the issue with trying to make sense of christianity.
Even something as orthodox as catholicism gives you so much flexibility it gets really confusing.
The bible doesnt help because it holds ALL of the "sacred texts" post constantine whitewashing.
Including myths and shit from the old testament that is a part of history and prior tradition, but not necessarily meant to be followed.
Never mind all the fucking metaphors who's interpretation was passed down verbally amongst the priesthood.