{"id":4040,"date":"2024-05-25T07:41:32","date_gmt":"2024-05-25T07:41:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/catholics-vs-atheists\/"},"modified":"2026-10-18T13:59:38","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T13:59:38","slug":"catholics-vs-atheists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/learn\/catholics-vs-atheists\/","title":{"rendered":"Cat\u00f3licos vs Ateus: Como diferem e o que a Igreja ensina"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Catholics believe in a personal God who created the world and gives each person an immortal soul; atheists &quot;lack a belief in gods,&quot; as the group American Atheists puts it. The Catholic Church calls atheism &quot;a sin against the virtue of religion,&quot; but teaches that a person&#039;s guilt for it &quot;can be significantly diminished&quot; and invites atheists to dialogue. The Church also teaches that salvation is open to people who, through no fault of their own, have not come to\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Catholics believe in God, the soul and judgment; atheists lack belief in gods. What the Church teaches about atheism, salvation and Catholic atheists.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104169,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[39],"tags":[],"series":[217,219],"class_list":["post-4040","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-education","series-catholicism-demystified","series-denominations-compared"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":6704,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/learn\/can-an-atheist-date-or-marry-a-christian\/","url_meta":{"origin":4040,"position":0},"title":"Can an Atheist Date or Marry a Christian?","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Julho 17, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Yes, though Scripture and many churches discourage it. 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