Contrary to what Miriam the Theologian says, even non Christian religions view Hell as a place in this case a wok! If Miriam Defensor Santiago were Pope. She would have declared as infallible dogma that there isn't any Hell and if there was, then nobody's there! But that's not what the Pope John Paul II inspired Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC) says in article 1033 "T he 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." 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." The CCC remains the official catechism for the Catholic Church. I suppose Miriam the Theologian studied this book in the Maryhill School of Theology on E Rodriguez Avenue, Quezon ...
"It is surely harmful to souls to make it a heresy to believe what is proved" - Galileo