In Catholic theology, what happens to souls in Limbo on Judgment Day?

Question

A Catholic friend and I were having lunch today, discussing religion, and neither of us could remember the fate of the souls in Limbo. By the way, souls in Purgatory do go to heaven on Judgment Day, don't they? Thanks for your help.

Answer 1

+ Limbo +

Limbo was suggested as the place where unbaptized babies went when they died. This idea was never official Church doctrine and has be rejected.

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.

For more information, see the Catechism of the Catholic Church section 1261: http://www.usccb.org/catechism/text/pt2sect2.htm#1261

+ Purgatory +

Are you perfect now? Most people would say no.

Will you be perfect in heaven? Most people believe yes.

Purgatory (or purgation) is the process of God's love changing our imperfect selves into perfect beings. Depending on the amount of change needed by different people this can be an easy or slightly harder process.

Everyone in purgatory is on their way to heaven. I don't think Mother Teresa of Calcutta had a very hard time of it.

For more information see the Catechism of the Catholic Church, section 1030: http://www.usccb.org/catechism/text/pt1sect2chpt3art12.htm#1030

+ With love in Christ.

Answer 2

Quite right about that non-decision thing on limbo. However, according to Dante's writings, all souls will be judged. Yep, all souls.

According to modern interpretations (not biblical, since the Bible doesn't advocate a limbo), when a soul is summoned to heaven it is judged by the book of life. To enter into limbo, one must have accepted Christ or been accepted into God's kingdom prior to death. Hence, their name is already written in the Book of Life. They are forced to do penance for their misdeeds until the time is fit for judgment. Judgment day is as good a time as any for judgment.

In short, no the Bible nor its teachings speak of Limbo. However, Catholicism has advocated its existence. The souls wait in Limbo for judgment day. On judgment day, the souls enter heaven for judgment with all other souls past, present, heaven, limbo, and hell. Tradition has dictated that heaven's souls, limbo's souls, and those of the righteous living, will be allowed into the kingdom of heaven. All others will be cursed to live an eternity without love (heaven).

Answer 3

--Is Catholic--

The first poster, is a bit wrong. Limbo is a theological opinion and never was a part of Catholic teaching. Currently the opinion is not in vogue but it is not declared a mistake by the Church. Fundamentally though, because the opinion of limbo rests on solid dogma and is a development of said dogma, it is not appropriate to call it a "mistake".

The opinion of limbo was developed as a solution to the dogma of "all must be baptized" and the fate of those innocents who died without baptism of water and who have not reason to make baptism of blood or baptism of desire a possibility. Within the Church there are four possible opinions.
1. They go to hell.
2. They go to limbo which is a very good place, sort of like the Elysian Fields of pagan myth but they are denied the beatific vision.
3. The faith of their parents will count as the baptism of desire and they go to heaven.
4. Their fate is unknown and the Church in trusts them to God's mercy.

Number 4 is the current majority opinion in the Church and shows up in the Catechism and other writings of the modern Church.

There are pros and cons to each opinion. Message me if you wish to hear of them.

Personally I find that, when there is a multitude of opinion, all should be taught, so in my work I do teach limbo (I also side with its argumentation over the others). From what I know of dogma, and that is very great, I do not believe that the Church has the ability to place limbo completely out of play as an opinion contrary to the Catholic Faith. It would take revelation that we do not have, in my opinion.

As for what happens to the souls in limbo: Catholics teach that there are degrees of hell and degrees of heaven. Limbo is understood as a fixed place, either at the lowest level of heaven or the highest level of hell, depending on which theologian we are talking to. Limbo is not an individual place for souls to go to. Comparatively it can be thought of as Abraham's Bosom, where all the pious Jews went while they awaited the coming of Christ. A soul in limbo would stay in limbo.

All souls, at death, undergo individual judgment where they are sent to hell or heaven. Some who are sent to heaven have to stop in purgatory "for a while". At the general judgment at the end of the world, all souls will know the deeds of all other souls and Christ will crown the rewards of those in heaven. At the end of time, purgatory will be emptied (but hell remains).

Answer 4

If there is real reason for not with the flexibility to pass to Confession (distance from the closest church, emergency, ailment or illness, etc.), then a Catholic *can* acquire finished pardon from God by way of honest repentance and an "admission of guilt." in spite of the shown fact that, it is not meant to interchange the Sacrament of Reconciliation and Penance and is often finished purely while dying is drawing close. and could the guy stay to tell the story, s/he's obligated to admit the mortal sin as quickly as accessible. interior the case of a non-Catholic, this is that honest repentance is sufficient to acquire forgiveness, yet there'll nonetheless be penance for sin that could desire to be accomplished. on account that a non-Catholic often would not be responsive to that some thing is a mortal sin, he's not completely in charge for his movements. That on my own will mitigate a number of the punishment due. God is only and merciful, so we are able to believe that he will do what's maximum suitable for that guy or woman -- notwithstanding if in this life or the subsequent. Edit: Primoa, in case you participated interior the Sacrament of Baptism and affirmation, you have been already a sparkling creature in Christ in the previous you left the Catholic faith. Now you're only on a Protestant emotional holiday, this is all.

Answer 5

There is no purgatory, nor soul in limbo. the bible is very, very, very clear with what happen when we die,death is a peaceful sleep until Jesus return, if you want true answer that comes from the bible and the bible alone, I would suggest you to read these verses:

To start up, the soul is the union of dust and God's breath or spirit. Dust+breath=soul (genesis 2:7, Job 27:3, Job 33:4

The soul, which is the same as a person, human being, living soul. however you choose to call it is Mortal (it dies). Ezequiel 18:4

Human being are not conscious at death. The breath returns to his maker.(remember soul=human being) Ecclesiastes 9:5-7, Ecclesiastes 12:7, Psalms 104:29

Dead people (souls) don't know anything or remember anything or think of anything or feel anything anymore. Psalms 146:3-4

Dead can't worship God. Psalms 115:17-18

When we die, we don't go to heaven or hell, the body return to the earth (become dust again) and the breath returns to God, therefor there is no purgatory or anything for that matter. Jesus equated death with sleep. john 11:11-14

The only way, we (souls) can become immortal will be in the second coming of Jesus, and for that we have to accept him in our lives as a Savior. Hope this can help you, and study your bible deeply every day and always ask God for guidance, don't just believe what a pastor priest, father teaches you.
The bible is like a road map for us, in our journey to heaven. God bless!

Answer 6

First off, there is no place like limbo or Purgatory as both were dreamed up by the Catholic Church. The bible speaks of only Heaven and Hell, nothing else in between. In the Catholic theology there is no judgement day as you are judged as you die so you have to be purified in Purgatory to get into Heaven or if you are a baby you go to Limbo. Both come from paganism and has no place in the bible. Does away with any judgement day.

Answer 7

The fate of un-baptized children is simply unknown.

Scripture says no unbaptized person can enter the Kingdom and no person is condemned to the Hell of the damned without grave personal sin.

Answer 8

There is no limbo taught in the Catholic Church. That was a mistake and never approved.

Answer 9

Pssssssssssssssst.

There is NO limbo. dumbo. :)P

hahahhahahaa

BTW: You better hope there isn't. I have not a clue how you gonna get out of a place that ain't there.

Bestful Whiches.
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Answer 10

If someone has prayed for their soul, they will go to heaven.