Despite remarks made earlier this past week by Pope Francis stating that Christ could redeem non-believers for doing good. But the Vatican and Catholic Church clarified the statement by saying that non-believers cannot be saved by Jesus and therefore cannot reach heaven.
Pope Francis really got religious people and atheists alike talking yesterday when he said that every person was redeemed through Jesus. This includes atheists. The pope said that atheists should be considered to be good people if their deeds are good.