Pope Francis says
of the atheists
who don't really care
one way or the other
about what God
does not have to offer
that they will still
get into the same place
in which they
have no reason to believe
as will followers
of the Christian God.
He says
"God’s mercy has no limits
if you go to him
with a sincere and contrite heart.
The issue for those
who do not believe in God
is to obey their conscience."
In effect
nothing has changed
and atheists worldwide
will no doubt respond
"Okay cool.
What do you think
we've been doing?"
But they take for granted
that the Pope
had to pull a lot of strings
with God
to upgrade them
from "eternal damnation."
(And right when God
was working
through Santa Claus
to help him deliver
2 billion Hoverboards.)
This poem © 2015 Emily Cooper.
