Did he really say that?
Shared recently on Facebook was an image of Pope Francis and the following quote, attributed to him:-
Now there is some very slippery language here. In particular, it is not at all clear what the Pope means by ‘a good person’. Yes, there are some atheists who are kinder, gentler, and more caring than some religious people (shame on us!). And if that is all the Pope is saying, then it’s true.
But the Pope knows as well as I do that the challenge of the gospel is not to make ourselves ‘good enough for God’, but the ‘believe on the Lord Jesus Christ’. …