1 Peter 1:7 Another commonly misunderstood teaching of the Church concerns Purgatory ... Now this "prison" is surely not heaven, nor can it be hell since the souls in hell could not benefit ...

A. The rewards or punishments appointed for men's souls after the Particular Judgment are Heaven, Purgatory, and Hell. Q. 1379. What is Hell? A. Hell is a state to which the wicked are condemned ...