Hell in Catholicism
According to the Catholic Church, hell is the "state of definitive self-exclusion from communion with God and the blessed" which occurs by the refusal to repent of mortal sin before one's death, since mortal sin deprives one of sanctifying grace. == Definition == In Catholic theology, the term "hell" – translated from Latin infernus, Greek ᾍδης Hades, and Hebrew שְׁאוֹל Sheol – can most broadly refer to any "abode" where souls, after death, reside who "have not obtained the happiness of heaven".