I had an interesting discussion with a novus order priest today , when talking about who goes to hell , whenever I would bring an example, atheists, ɧoɱosɛҳųαƖs he would respond it depends on whether the sinner has knowledge that the sin violates God's law
If we look at the Baltimore Catechism we read
What does "sufficient reflection and full consent of the will" mean?
A. "Sufficient reflection" means that we must know the thought, word or deed to be sinful at the time we are guilty of it; and "full consent of the will" means that we must fully and willfully yield to it.
also
Why is it wrong to judge others guilty of sin?
A. It is wrong to judge others guilty of sin because we cannot know for certain that their sinful act was committed with sufficient reflection and full consent of the will.
I don't believe that any atheist or ɧoɱosɛҳųαƖ can go to heaven but according to the priest's interpretation of the catechism I can not state for 100% certainty that they will go to hell? I mean how could a ɧoɱosɛҳųαƖ commit the act without knowing it is sinful? But for those you don't think it's sinful , does this mean they get a get out of jail free card because they're not too bright? Am I missing something here?