Wednesday, 20 August 2008

The Shortcoming of the Council of Trent Teaching on Hell

The main theme in council of Trent teaching on hell is fear. It serves as a threat to everyone that anyone who does evil is doomed to eternal damnation.

Such teaching is the common idea of many about hell. This teaching may be effective some hundred of years ago but not anymore today.

The simple reason is that God is love and fear and threats are incompatible with God.

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