"the God of the Bible" (or "unbogging the IotD blog")

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Originally posted by gobbledygook

Where will god place followers of other religions in the Kingdom of Heaven, supposing they are even allowed there in the first place?

as noone has picked up this question I'll take a shot at it from my POV.


The way I understand the RCC teachings (Roman Catholic Church) It helps a great deal to 1) Be Catholic, 2) if not a Catholic at least to be a Christian (as in being a true believer of Jesus).

HOWEVER, neither of these two are mandatory requirements to getting through the pearly gates. (And of course, falling into one of those categories is not a free ticket either.) Getting into heaven involves being in a state of grace, and not being weighed down by any mortal sins and such.

I couldn't be sure, but I would think someone like Gandhi is a good candidate for Catholic heaven... And according to South Park, Saddam is up there too.