‘In a sermon preached before King Edward VI on 19 April 1549, Hugh Latimer (1487–1555) reeled over contemporary challenges to the traditional view of the Descensus Christi ad inferos: “Here is much ado! These new upstarting spirits say, ‘Christ never descended into hell, neither in body nor soul.’”[22] Against such cavils, Latimer affirms that Christ did descend to hell, locally—that is, his soul truly and physically descended to the place (locus), hell, to redeem and liberate the righteous who died on earth before his death on the cross. In many ways, for many believers, this traditional view endured the Reformation.’
“My body shall rest in hope.”
— Antiphon 2, Office of Readings, Holy Saturday #HolySaturday pic.twitter.com/WWiwCwjpNA— Father Tom Willis ✝️ (@StAugPastor) April 16, 2022