By Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture - Hell exists. In fact it is easily accessible, via a toll-free road. That is unpopular message of The Hell There Is, by Msgr. Charles Pope... Give Msgr. Pope credit for courage: for taking on a topic that few preachers want to touch. (Give him credit, too for a terrific book title.) While critics of the Catholic Church—and of Christianity in general—complain about hellfire-and-brimstone sermons, the truth is that most preachers shy away from the topic of hell, preferring to focus on more pleasant aspects of the faith.