Is there a place of eternal damnation?
Yes, and it is called hell (LXIX. 2).
What is hell?
Hell is a place of torments to which are condemned all those who by their sins have revolted against God, and have remained in their sins.
Who are these?
Among the angels all those that sinned; and among men those that die in the state of final impenitence (LXIX. 2).
Since the damned are rooted in evil in such wise that they never repent what is the consequence?
The consequence is that the torments which they have merited by their sins will last for ever.
But could God not put an end to these torments?
Yes, He could do so by His absolute power; but according to the order of His wisdom He will not do so, for according to this order those who arrive at the term of their life are fixed for always either in good or in evil, and since the evil always remains so must the punishment always remain (XCIX. 1, 2).
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