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I once got 1 side and couldn't get the last 5

I'm a catholic and this has been bugging me for a while.

I understand that the Church teaches that faith and good works are needed to enter into the Kingdom of God, but I also understand that the Church rejects nothing that is true and holy (I believe JP2 used Buddhism and Hinduism as examples).

Correct me if this is wrong, but it essentially means that even if a religion has drastically different teachings to the popular monotheistic religions, that they can still achieve enlightenment in the afterlife so long as their moral teachings are reasonable.

The Catholic Church also teaches that hell is a place of separation from God, and also of suffering by the "eternal fire."

Which brings me to my question. Atheists don't have anything that is true and holy, since they reject all that is holy. Thus, separation from God makes perfect sense, since why would someone who rejected Him all their life want to spend eternity with Him? However, I have a hard time believing that a merciful God would condemn someone who is inherently good and does many good things in the world to an eternity of suffering in the fire and brimstone of hell. So what happens to these inherently good people who happen not to believe in a higher power?

Sorry for the long explanation, I just wanted everyone to understand the frame of mind I have.

I can answer the first question. My mother is a trauma doctor.

I'm not allowed to:

• Ride a motorcycle

• Shoot a gun

• Play football

• Play soccer

• Ride on gocarts

• Play paintball

• Archery

• Fly on a single engine aircraft

• And much more

Any time I ask her permission to do one of these things, she tells me a story of the time she took care of someone who did these things (often ending in permanent paralysis or death). Though she doesn't have much influence on me anymore, everyone I think about doing one of these things I remember her stories.

Catholics are actually considered important swing voters because of how moderate they are and how numerous they are. Many catholics though refuse to budge about abortion, which is why most Catholics in congress are republicans, but they still vote pretty liberally.

My brother and I got my mother to try to do a heart transplant in Surgeon Simulator 2013 (she's an Trauma surgeon). This was the funniest half hour that I've ever had in my life, just watching her try to figure this out, muttering under her breath "This isn't supposed to do that..."

She did manage to get the Time Lord achievement before the patient died due to loss of blood.