Seventh Day Adventists and the doctrine of hell.

[MKF09]

Dear Sir(s);

I am a little confused. I was reading a critique of the Seventh Day Adventists on your site and was struck by the fact that you say they incorrectly say that there is eternal damnation in hell.

Yet the Catholic Church has changed its view on hell and is now saying that hell is a condition of alienated man before God; that is to say it is a personal torment experienced by those stuck in a permanent alienation from God, rather than a literal place of torment.

I read this in the media, Newsweek, in particular, published an entire magazine on this change in church doctrine.

Mike…

 

[Devon_Caffran]

These links should give you the answers that you need. If you have any further questions or concerns that are not answered by this, please [contact Catholic Answers (http://www.catholic.com/home/contact.asp) directly.
**Recommended Reading:
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• [The Hell (http://www.catholic.com/library/Hell_There_Is.asp) There Is!
• [The Reality of Hell (http://www.catholic.com/thisrock/1998/9809chap.asp) (This Rock: September 1998)
• [Hell (http://www.catholic.com/thisrock/2007/0710btb.asp)? Yes! (Part I) (This Rock: October 2007)
• [Hell (http://www.catholic.com/thisrock/2007/0711btb.asp)? Yes! (Part II) (This Rock: November 2007)