Catholic Church in deeep water.

[miotas]

Of course simply saying sorry and not meaning it isn't enough, they have to mean it. But do you deny that belief in god and being truly sorry for your sins is enough to get into heaven?

And my question still stands. If a murderer was really, truely, 100% sorry and they truthfully said that they would never do it again in their life would you let them out of gaol?

[PowerWizard]

Wow, another meaningless religion-bashing thread... how surprising.

[Evil_Maniac From Mars]

And my question still stands. If a murderer was really, truely, 100% sorry and they truthfully said that they would never do it again in their life would you let them out of gaol?

No, because we, as humans, have no way of telling if it is true. God can see the murderer and whether the murderer tells the truth, and as such He can make that judgement. We, as humans, must err on the side of caution and keep him [the murderer] in prison for his sentence.