Catechism › PART ONE: THE PROFESSION OF FAITH › CHAPTER THREE I BELIEVE IN THE HOLY SPIRIT › Article 12 "I BELIEVE IN LIFE EVERLASTING" › ¶ 1057 ¶ 1057 In Brief Hell's principal punishment consists of eternal separation from God in whom Alone man can have the life and happiness for which he was Created and for which he longs. Linked Concepts Alone Created God ← ¶ 1056 Browse ¶ 1058 →