The existence of Hell is not a mere supposition, it is a fact which has been revealed to us by our Blessed Lord.  Indeed, it is through him, our loving Saviour, that we know without doubt that there is such a place.  And he told us it with his own lips so that we might understand what comes of substituting oneself for God in one’s life.  And this revelation of Hell has, as he intended, saved many souls from entering it – souls who in the first instance came to love God through fear of what happens to those who have no use for him.

1. Milton, J. (1674) Paradise Lost, Book 4, 108.  Available from: http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Paradise_Lost (Accessed 19 October 2010) (Internet).

2. Quoted in Langridge Retreats for priests.