Hmm …

… Pope not Catholic reports The Independent. (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)

Responding to a list of questions published in the paper by Mr Scalfari, who is not a Roman Catholic, Francis wrote: “You ask me if the God of the Christians forgives those who don’t believe and who don’t seek the faith. I start by saying – and this is the fundamental thing – that God’s mercy has no limits if you go to him with a sincere and contrite heart.

Sounds pretty orthodox to me. Of course, the Pope is a Jesuit, and I was taught by Jesuits.