When people started to question what happened to babies that died before baptism they created this "Limbo" concept, but now they are saying that the babies go straight to heaven.
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2006-08-06 10:01:18 · 15 answers · asked by CaptWags 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Christianity likes to think it knows everything about the afterlife. they dont know. If they did they whouldnt be changing things after so many centuries. could there be a Purgatory or in between place? its possible. could we be nothing after we die? also possible. why do people insist they know what happens when they die? they arent dead yet!
2006-08-06 11:18:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No they don't go straight to heaven. Now we don't know where they go, we HOPE they go to heaven even though they died without a baptism. such a feat could only be the Will of God and the Will of God is something people cannot know.
EVEN IF the rule had been changed in the way you say. Catholics have the power to do that because of the power of Dogma. Which Jesus Christ gave to Peter. Remember the whole, "Anything you sanctify on Earth I will make so in heaven" thing?
The only reason they changed the rule anyway was to avoid changing their stance on abortion and contraceptives. They had to change one and limbo had to go.
PLUS.....Limbo has been a defunct doctrine for centuries now. Heck, even Jesus was against it. Why else would he make that trip to the Limbus Paternum (sorry for the Latin, there is no English equivalent) to retrieve the dead patriarchs.
You need to do some more reading on the history of Limbo my friend. I'm not even catholic and I know more about this than you do.
2006-08-06 10:17:51 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Limbo has never been Official teaching of the Catholic Church. It was an ideal promoted by high-profile theologians. It became so widely known that, after a time, people merely assumed it was official Church teaching. When it comes to the Church's stance on children who die without receiving Baptism, here is the Church's official teaching from the Catechism of the Catholic Church:
1261 As regards children who have died without Baptism, the Church can only entrust them to the mercy of God, as she does in her funeral rites for them. Indeed, the great mercy of God who desires that all men should be saved, and Jesus' tenderness toward children which caused him to say: "Let the children come to me, do not hinder them," allow us to hope that there is a way of salvation for children who have died without Baptism. All the more urgent is the Church's call not to prevent little children coming to Christ through the gift of holy Baptism.
2006-08-08 01:49:03 · answer #3 · answered by Daver 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-04 00:31:17 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Limbo was never a Church approved teaching. Not by Papal authorities it was taught and added mainly in the U.S. This is another example of humans trying to add to things, probably someone trying to subvert the Church. I was never taught this nor have I ever seen Church Doctrine supporting it. It has no doctrinal basis.
2006-08-06 10:07:41 · answer #5 · answered by Debra M. Wishing Peace To All 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Limbo was suggested as the place where unbaptized babies went when they died. This idea was never official Church doctrine.
The church now says that it is not sure what happens to unbaptized babies when they die but she entrusts them to the mercy of God.
With love in Christ.
2006-08-06 15:06:20 · answer #6 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As time passes, society in general is allowing themselves to question religious authority on what they feel is not in keeping with the Bible, personal views, common sense, political climate, etc.
The Catholic church has been slow, but somewhat methodical in altering their beliefs to accommodate societal change. This is not in keeping with the Bible and with the theory that GOD is unchanging. The laws of man can and do change, but according to the Bible, the laws of God can only be changed by God. God's laws are everlasting. So, the Pope thinks he can change the laws of God? Who died and made the Pope GOD?
Revelation 22:18 & 19 pretty much outlines that no one should add or subtract from the Bible lest he...
Well...
Suffice it to say that they aren't going to fare too well in the next life.
With that said, I don't want to be standing ANYWHERE NEAR THE POPE when God decides to take care of business.
2006-08-06 10:05:45 · answer #7 · answered by Debbie R 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just because the Catholic church "made things up" doesn't mean that the Bible isn't right. Don't make the same mistakes many people make, and think that Rome speaks for anybody except Rome.
2006-08-06 10:06:09 · answer #8 · answered by flyersbiblepreacher 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I thing if you dig a little you will find most teachings in the Catholic church is made up. That is why they hate Conservative Christians who read the Bible.
2006-08-06 10:07:12 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who knows everything? At least the Church can reform and change things. Just because they might have wrong about something doesn't mean they're wrong about everything. We're human and the Church is no different.
Have you ever been wrong? Does it mean everything you've ever said or will say is wrong?
2006-08-06 10:08:40 · answer #10 · answered by madbaldscotsman 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋