Why Did Christ Descend Into Hell?
St. Thomas Aquinas explains that Christ’s descent to hell fulfilled many purposes.
St. Thomas Aquinas explains that Christ’s descent to hell fulfilled many purposes.
Aquinas was a Dominican friar and priest and is considered one of the Church’s greatest teachers, philosophers, and theologians.
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Father Thomas Joseph White has witnessed both a new academic emphasis on historical accuracy regarding the 13th-century saint and attention to his potential contemporary relevance.
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