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That the saints may enjoy their beatitude and the grace of God more abundantly they are permitted to see the punishment of the damned in hell.

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Thomas Aquinas believes that in order for the saints to fully appreciate their own blessedness and the grace of God, they are granted the ability to witness the suffering of the damned in hell.
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Theologian, Italian
Thomas Aquinas was an Italian theologian
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