A woman who thought of herself as a decent Catholic on earth explains why she is now in hell.
Sister Claire was a German nun who lived in the first half of the 20th century. But before that, she worked at a business firm with a woman named Annette. Annette died in a car accident in 1937 in Southern Germany. Many years later, after the death of Sister Claire, a mysterious account of Annette telling Sister Claire that she had gone to hell was found in the papers of the convent.
Before you write this off as loony, know that the diocesan Curia of Trier, Germany authorized its publication before the Council. Furthermore, this “Letter from Beyond” (as it was originally called in its publication) was promoted by Fr. Bernardino Krempel C.P., a doctor of theology. You may be surprised while reading the following account of hell how well it lines up with what other mystics and saints said about the afterlife, including the writings of St. Thomas Aquinas.
As you read it, notice that Annette was not a particularly wicked person. Rather, it was her lukewarm life as a Catholic that ended in disaster.
The next morning Claire heard Mass, offered her Holy Communion for her unfortunate friend and prayed fervently for her soul. But that very night, ten minutes after midnight, the following vision came to her.
“Claire,” said Annette, “don’t pray for me. I am damned. I have come to tell you that and to speak to you at length about it, but do not think I am doing it out of friendship. We who are here in this place, we do not love anyone ANYMORE. I am doing what I am because I am forced to. I am acting now as ‘a part of that power which always wills evil, yet does good.’ To be honest I would like you too to be cast into this place where I am to spend eternity. Do not be surprised that I should say that. Here we all think that way. Our will is irrevocably directed towards evil — at least what you call ‘evil.’ Even if we do happen to do something good as I am doing now by letting you know what goes on in hell, we never do it with a good intention.”
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