Nope is not real.... I asked myself question for years I was catholic before. Now I am Muslim. Islam says: people who do not have mental capabilities, babies, small children, sick people, etc Are not to be blame for their sins, thus they are absolvedby God.
2006-10-14 13:43:54
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answered by . 3
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There is no limbo. When someong dies, the spirit instantly goes into a spirit world where millions of others spirits reside. NO spirit stays in the body, or else the body is not dead. No exceptions. Our spirits are the LIVE part of us, so we go on living while the body lies useless. It's like taking your hand out of a glove - the glove drops useless and motionless, but the hand is alive and well.
2006-10-14 20:55:51
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answered by Rainfog 5
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Limbo is not real. Neither is purgatory :
"It is therefore a holy and wholesome thought to pray for the dead, that they may be loosed from sins" (II Mach., xii, 43-46). At the time of the Maccabees the leaders of the people of God had no hesitation in asserting the efficacy of prayers offered for the dead, in order that those who had departed this life might find pardon for their sins and the hope of eternal resurrection.
If you are searching through your Bible trying to find II Maccabees, you'd better have a Catholic Bible. As part of the Apocrypha, it is not in most Protestant or Jewish Bibles. The Catholics also use the following passages from the Bible to support the doctrine of purgatory, but if you read the passages carefully, you’ll find the Catholic interpretations to be a wide stretch of what is written:
There are several passages in the New Testament that point to a process of purification after death. Thus, Jesus Christ declares (Matthew 12:32): "And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but he that shall speak against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, nor in the world to come." According to St. Isidore of Seville (Deord. creatur., c. xiv, n. 6) these words prove that in the next life "some sins wil be forgiven and purged away by a certain purifying fire." St. Augustine also argues "that some sinners are not forgiven either in this world or in the next would not be truly said unless there were other [sinners] who, though not forgiven in this world, are forgiven in the world to come" (De Civ. Dei, XXI, xxiv). The same interpretation is given by Gregory the Great (Dial., IV, xxxix); St. Bede (commentary on this text); St. Bernard (Sermo lxvi in Cantic., n. 11) and other eminent theological writers.
A further argument is supplied by St. Paul in I Cor., iii, 11-15: "For other foundation no man can lay, but that which is laid; which is Christ Jesus. Now if any man build upon this foundation, gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay stubble: Every man's work shall be manifest; for the day of the Lord shall declare it, because it shall be revealed in fire; and the fire shall try every man's work, of what sort it is. If any man's work abide, which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward. If any man's work burn, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved, yet so as by fire." While this passage presents considerable difficulty, it is regarded by many of the Fathers and theologians as evidence for the existence of an intermediate state in which the dross of lighter transgressions will be burnt away, and the soul thus purified will be saved.
I’ll admit I’m somewhat at a loss as to how best address their interpretation of the scripture above – mostly because I don’t know what logic they used to twist these meanings out of those verses. As for the passage from Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians, one should back up and start on verse 10, where Paul says he laid a foundation as an expert builder, by the grace God gave him. Gold, silver, and precious stones represent durable work that will stand the test of divine judgment. Wood, hay, or straw denotes worthless work that will not stand the test, and are consumed by fire. The work of some believers will stand the test while that of others will disappear – emphasizing the importance of teaching the pure word of God. As for the last verse that reads that he shall escape, yet so as by fire. In the New International Version of the Bible, it reads, “he himself will be saved, but only as one escaping through flames.” The best interpretation indicates that the original language was a Greek proverbial phrase, which means, “by a narrow escape”. A modern equivalent might be, “escaped by the skin of his teeth”. Paul is really trying to drive home this point: Okay, so you’ve been saved. Great. Wonderful. What are you going to do with this opportunity? Will you squander it, or will you live a life in service to your Lord?In summary, the doctrine of purgatory is unbiblical. Its foundation lies not in Biblical scripture, but in Catholic Tradition. The Apocrypha should not be considered part of Biblical scripture, and the verses in the New Testament were twisted to fit an already established doctrine.
2006-10-14 20:34:17
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answered by Jeff C 4
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