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To: sinkspur
Does the Church teach that there are souls in hell? It certainly teaches that there are souls in heaven, but, to my knowledge, I've never seen a teaching about souls in hell.

So suddenly you are willing to listen to what the Church teaches? Great, now give some thought to the teaching on artificail contraception.

1035 The teaching of the Church affirms the existence of hell and its eternity. Immediately after death the souls of those who die in a state of mortal sin descend into hell, where they suffer the punishments of hell, "eternal fire."[615] The chief punishment of hell is eternal separation from God, in whom alone man can possess the life and happiness for which he was created and for which he longs.

1056 Following the example of Christ, the Church warns the faithful of the "sad and lamentable reality of eternal death" (GCD 69), also called "hell."

1057 Hell's principal punishment consists of eternal separation from God in whom alone man can have the life and happiness for which he was created and for which he longs.
Source from the Catechism

To borrow your phraseology, stuff it.

You had better know what your talking about before you tell someone to "stuff it", you half wit.

15 posted on 07/27/2002 8:19:39 AM PDT by Sock
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To: Sock
That would be Artificial Contraception
16 posted on 07/27/2002 8:23:05 AM PDT by Sock
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To: Sock
Where in the Catholic Catechism does the phrase "We know there to be souls in hell" occur? Yes. Hell exists. Do we know as a matter of faith that there are souls in hell?
29 posted on 07/27/2002 2:15:14 PM PDT by sinkspur
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