No, Jesus emphasized the concept of heaven more than hell in his teachings.
.Catholic AnswerThe benefits of practicing Catholicism is that you are following the teachings of Our Blessed Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, in the only Church that He founded, and you have a firm hope of heaven.
Jesus mentioned both heaven and hell in his teachings a total of 33 times in the Bible.
" purgatory " was a place where souls went to make up for their sins before they went to heaven
Those who believe in Jesus Christ and follow his teachings can enter the kingdom of heaven.
Those who do not follow the teachings of Jesus and do not repent for their sins will not enter the kingdom of heaven.
The only major difference is that Protestants believe if go to heaven you go straight to heaven. Catholics believe for most people you have to go to purgatory before you go to heaven.
A saint becomes a saint the instant they enter heaven. However, before the Catholic Church can declare them as a saint in heaven they carry out a lengthy investigation to assure that the person is, indeed, in heaven. This is called the canonization process,
that the Pope is infallible. that Mary died as a virgin, that you have to spend time in purgatory before going to heaven
According to the Bible, Ananias and Sapphira were punished for their deceitful actions and did not go to heaven.
King Hamlet's spirit is in Purgatory, the waiting-room for heaven, where he is punished (by "sulfurous and tormenting flames" apparently) for the sins he committed since his last confession. It's a very Catholic concept.
According to Catholic beliefs, Judas Iscariot is not believed to have gone to heaven because he betrayed Jesus.