Given - and this is the fundamental thing - that God's mercy has no limits, if He is approached with a sincere and repentant heart, the question for those who do not believe in God is to abide by their own conscience. There is sin, also for those who have no faith, in going against one's conscience. Listening to it and abiding by it means making up one's mind about what is good and evil. ✨ Pope Francis tells atheists to abide by their own consciences. Interview with Scalfari, www.theguardian.com. September 11, 2013.
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