Is it misleading of the press to imply that this:
"The conclusion of this study is that there are theological and liturgical reasons to hope that infants who die without baptism may be saved and brought into eternal happiness even if there is not an explicit teaching on this question found in revelation." -- 'The Hope of Salvation for Infants Who Die Without Being Baptised.' (2007)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070420/ts_nm/pope_limbo_dc_2
...is a 180 degree turn from this?
"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." -- paragraph 1261 of Catechism of the Catholic Church (1992)
http://www.vatican.va/archive/catechism/p2s2c1a1.htm#VI
2007-04-20 16:49:23 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
You are right.
The Catholic Church has NOT changed it's position on the matter.
People who believe whatever crap the media feeds them are gullible.
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2007-04-20 16:58:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
The Vatican changed it's stance on Limbo because it was having great trouble proselytizing new converts in parts of Africa. many parents refused Catholicism because they could not believe that God would sentence infants to Limbo. There is a VERY high infant mortality rate in most of Africa.
Yes there was a change; because the catechism only said there was " hope that there is a way of salvation for children who have died without Baptism" NOT that infants definitely went to Heaven and not Limbo.... and really the new policy is not a formal edict, doesn't realy change anything.
2007-04-20 23:54:01 · answer #2 · answered by Kenneth 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Back to basics....If a human has taken the breath of life they become a living soul. When they die they go to the grave with the rest of mankind and await a resurrection. And the "memory" of them goes back to God so he can remember to raise them from the dead.
There never has been a limbo..except the dance...lol
No child should be baptized because of the example Jesus set. He was a full grown man of 30 when he was baptized. He had an accurate knowledge of what he was doing.
2007-04-21 00:10:57 · answer #3 · answered by debbie2243 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I caught that too. They don't even know what they're trying to say. I also read a report that says they can't 100% say they don't go to heaven because it's not addressed in the bible. Well, if it's not addressed, why are they saying they go to limbo?
2007-04-20 23:51:59 · answer #4 · answered by Justsyd 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
15 And they were bringing even their babies to Him so that He would touch them, but when the disciples saw it, they began rebuking them. 16 But Jesus called for them, saying, "Permit the children to come to Me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. 17 "Truly I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child will not enter it at all."
2007-04-21 00:04:36 · answer #5 · answered by Bill Mac 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
So people actually believed dead babies go to this limbo place because some guy in a pointy hat says so?
Funny little monkeys, eh?
2007-04-20 23:57:23 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
This just nails down how absurd the whole idea of religion is.
It is so OBVIOUSLY man made, it is dumbfounding how many people die and kill over it because they think god wants them to.
2007-04-20 23:56:26 · answer #7 · answered by Eldritch 5 · 1⤊ 3⤋
wow that's good it still don't change the fact that they changed their minds
2007-04-20 23:54:41 · answer #8 · answered by cthulhu will raise 5 · 1⤊ 3⤋