“God Desires All Men to Be Saved”
A Catholic Commentary on Universalism and 1 Timothy 2:4 ©2026 Victor R. Claveau, MJ Table of Contents Introduction Among the most debated questions in Christian theology is whether all rational creatures will ultimately be saved. This doctrine, commonly called Universalism or Universal Reconciliation, teaches that every human soul—and in some forms even fallen angels—will eventually […]
The Doctrine of Universalism is not Scriptural.
The devils and those men who die in the state of mortal sin are punished with everlasting sufferings, is an article of Faith (de fide): from the Athanasian Creed. This Creed, which dates probably from the fifth century, and which within a few generations afterwards received universal recognition by its practically universal use throughout the […]
The Catholic Church condemned Universalism.
The Emperor Justinian, at the request of Pelagius, the Papal Nuncio, and Menas, the patriarch of Constantinople, published a condemnation of Origin, which they had submitted to him. The edict ended with ten anathemas, the last of which reads: “If anyone says or thinks that the punishment of the demons and the wicked will not […]