reply to Jeffery, here is the proof

Submitted by Joe (United States), Feb 28, 2006 at 00:22

Jeffery, I'm surprised you didnt look this up first before you challenged me on it. Here are links to the actual speech. Hell is no longer a place, but a state of mind. "Hell is the state of those who reject God"

the official vatican site:

http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/audiences/1999/documents/hf_jp-ii_aud_28071999_en.html

or anothers comments here:

http://www.danielpipes.org/comments/33062

another site confirming same speech:

http://www.catholicculture.org/docs/doc_view.cfm?recnum=1183

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