[narses]

"It does not affirm the existence of souls in hell."

Really?

The who was Our Lord speaking to when He said "Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels."?

They do NOT affirm any PARTICULAR soul is in hell, they assuredly affirm that there is a hell and that souls are there in torment. To deny that approaches obstinate heresy.

[sinkspur]

The who was Our Lord speaking to when He said "Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels."?

He wasn't speaking to anybody. He was talking about the last judgment.

They do NOT affirm any PARTICULAR soul is in hell, they assuredly affirm that there is a hell and that souls are there in torment. To deny that approaches obstinate heresy.

There is a hell, yes. If there are souls there, they are in torment, yes.

Are there definitely souls there? Jesus did not say.