Deepertruth: Halloween and Martin Luther

The Catholic Church has never officially pronounced anyone in hell, not even Judas. When the Apostles chose Matthias to replace Judas, all St. Luke writes of Judas, "to take the place in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas turned aside, to go to his own place." Acts 1:25

Another example comes from Jude vs 9, St. Michael contended with Satan and yet did not pronounce condemnation but rather "the Lord rebuke you", which we pray in the St. Michael prayer:

"St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle. Be our defense against the wickedness and snares of the Devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray, and do thou, O Prince of the heavenly hosts, by the power of God, thrust into hell Satan, and all the evil spirits, who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen."

Only God is the Judge, but the Catholic Church also rests on the hope that anyone no matter how wrong they were, that the Lord would have mercy on them. No one knows the heart of a person so we are not to Judge condemnation. That's God's Judgement alone.