Good explanations here based on the teaching of Saint Thomas Aquinas. Catholic Answers, Karlo Brousard; Critics of the doctrine of hell often argue that it’s unjust, because eternal punishment exceeds the temporal nature of a mortal sin. Why should any sin we commit on earth, … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Hell
Pope Francis Has Affirmed That There Is an Everlasting Hell
No, he has not affirmed the dogma of faith that “there is no salvation outside the church”, and one target of his strong words on hell was for the Mafia, but it would certainly help if the pope refuted Scalfari’s … Continue reading
‘A Teaching Moment’ About Hell? Well, How About It?
Crux, John L. Allen, Jr.: Ferment around Pope Francis’s latest bombshell “interview,” in which the pontiff was quoted denying Hell, shows no signs of fading, as an Italian columnist was fired this week after saying the interview was “fake news,” … Continue reading
Holy Father, Please Tell the Church That You Hold That There Is an Everlasting Hell
And, please stop giving interviews to a nonagenarian atheist reporter. Catholic Culture, Phil Lawler: Okay, Pope Francis probably did not say: “There is no hell.” But that’s the headline story for today—for Holy Thursday. And while maybe the interviewer is responsible for … Continue reading
Teresa of Avila on Her Vision of Hell
I clipped this from Brantly Millegan of Church Pop. Note the saint’s pain for Lutherans who died in their heresy: The entrance seemed to be by a long narrow pass, like a furnace, very low, dark, and close. The ground … Continue reading
Auxiliary Bishop Elect of LA Prefers Rahner and Von Balthasar to Doctors of the Church
CNA December 2012: Dr. Ralph Martin, Professor of Systematic Theology at Sacred Heart Seminary in Detroit, has written an important book titled “Will Many Be Saved?” The text received a good deal of attention at the recent synod on the New … Continue reading
The Fire of Pentecost
Summer begins on my calendar after our May Procession. In meteorological time, it begins June 1. What this means is that the season of summer extends through the warmest months of the year, which in the Northern Hemisphere are June, … Continue reading
Pope Benedict, Condoms and Sin
Basically, there are four kinds of people who have their reasons for using condoms. First, there are physically healthy married couples, who use them to avoid a pregnancy.
The Dogma of Faith Defended Against Right-Wing Liberals
(written in 1974) The Dogma of Salvation Under Attack The doctrinal crusade of Saint Benedict Center dates back to the early 1940’s when we began to attack, albeit in their incipient form, the very evils that conservative Catholics are so … Continue reading