one ▁of ▁the ▁life ▁of ▁faith ". ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Francis ▁was ▁quoted ▁in ▁la ▁Repub blica ▁as ▁saying ▁( in ▁Italian ) ▁" Th ose ▁who ▁rep ent ▁obtain ▁God ' s ▁forg iveness ▁and ▁take ▁their ▁place ▁among ▁the ▁ranks ▁of ▁those ▁who ▁cont em plate ▁him , ▁but ▁those ▁who ▁do ▁not ▁rep ent ▁and ▁cannot ▁be ▁forg iven ▁disappear . ▁A ▁hell ▁doesn ' t ▁exist , ▁the ▁disapp earance ▁of ▁sin ning ▁sou ls ▁exists ". ▁The ▁V at ican ▁quickly ▁called ▁this ▁a ▁reconst ruction ▁by ▁Eugen io ▁S cal f ari ▁rather ▁than ▁a ▁faithful ▁trans cription ▁of ▁Francis ' s ▁words . ▁S cal f ari ▁later ▁said ▁he ▁believed ▁the ▁Pope ▁denied ▁the ▁existence ▁of ▁hell , ▁but ▁admitted ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁take ▁notes ▁during ▁their ▁chat , ▁and ▁may ▁have ▁mis rem ember ed ▁Francis ' s ▁words , ▁having ▁made ▁mistakes ▁about ▁him ▁before . ▁ ▁Evangel ization ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Pope ▁Bened ict ▁proc laimed ▁a ▁" Year ▁of ▁Fa ith " ▁and ▁almost ▁completed ▁the ▁en cyc lic al ▁'' L umen ▁F ide i '' ▁( Light ▁of ▁Fa ith ), ▁to ▁which ▁Pope ▁Francis ▁" added ▁a ▁few ▁contributions " ▁while ▁prepar ing ▁the ▁final ▁draft . ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁of ▁Fa ith , ▁Francis ▁came ▁out ▁with ▁what ▁he ▁called ▁the ▁program m atic ▁of