I clicked onto Yahoo! this morning and found a story about the Catholic Church abandoning the concept of limbo after hundreds of years of teachings. How can you trust a faith that, on a whim, decideds that one of its most critical teachings is false? Do you really think that, just because the Pope says so, that God, will just let all these poor souls into the light. That would mean that the Pope holds the power over God and the decisions he makes. That makes absolutly no sense to me. Why is it so hard to accept the idea that God is an all loving being, that will love and accept us no matter what our faith is? There are literaly millions of people in this world that have never heard of God... do you think they suffer just because their culture doesn't include our belief system? God loves them all, and doesn't descriminate. But now I'm preaching...
Please share your view, or opinions. I'm truely interested in what others feel on this subject. Thank you!
2007-04-21 02:03:42 · 9 answers · asked by leafrogger 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
*** I understand that limbo was never doctrine. My point is that the church likes to put words into Gods mouth. Your comments on Roast Beef, and Science only back up what I'm trying to say. The church tells you that you are going to hell for eating meat.... but then one day comes and it's okay, and now those people are allowed into the light because the Pope said it was okay? Does God not have an opnion here? Is it not up to Him? How can you give such power to an earthly being? Ultimatly we are all God's children and we all be allowed in, good or bad, wether we eat meat on Friday, follow budhist teaching, or if we've never heard of him, and have never spoken His name?
2007-04-21 02:22:10 · update #1
we arent here to run others down but it wasnt biblical anyway so whats the huge problem where there is none?
2007-04-21 02:06:40 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whoa slow down there,Limbo has never been a solid doctrine of the Catholic church, it was St Thomas a Quinas who first suggested this as a possibility,the Catholic church states that it cannot know what actually happens to babies after death but instead say that Gods mercy will provde for them.
Don`t you people just love stuff like this to hammer the Catholics? how come you do not understand the concept of Christian charity as well.
Type in Pope Benedict and limbo into your searchbar and read the thing properly.
2007-04-21 02:12:11 · answer #2 · answered by Sentinel 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it was merely a theological clarification, even though it was shocking to some Catholics, and may have even been contested by earlier church leaders. I don't know that Limbo could be called a "critical teaching."
Please try to understand the theology. It is based on salvation being the avoidance of Hell through a sufficiently holy life, with Christ's merits applied to his Bride, the Church, who dispenses those merits to its members since they are His. If the Pope makes a clarification, the basic theology is still there. The absence of Limbo simply means merits are now difinitively applied to infants who die prior to baptism, rather than the "I don't know" status that it had.
2007-04-21 02:23:40 · answer #3 · answered by ccrider 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you have a copy of the original Papal doctrine on Limbo.
I'd like to read it.
Most experts agree there was no official doctrine and that is what he was defeating. He was clarifying a concept that does not seem to emminate from a Papal view in writing.
If you got such a view, link us to it.
If you recall, once upon a time it was a Sin to eat Roast Beef on Friday, that no longer exists.
2007-04-21 02:08:54 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Limbo has never existed, the Pope made the correct decision to clarify this misconception.
2007-04-21 02:14:39 · answer #5 · answered by Not perfect, just forgiven 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For hundreds of years, the Christian religion killed scientists since they were heretics. Flip a switch and this is no longer done.
The problem isn't just catholicism. It's a need people have to believe in any type of mythology.
2007-04-21 02:09:06 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
unquestionably! If there develop into little doubt, why does not I? Frankly, Hindu's have greater exciting (in thier worship), Buddhist's have a tendency to be greater non violent, and that i a great deal appreciate the Muslim devotion to prayer. of direction, I see splendor in all Religions.... i assume the greater thrilling question could be, what if God pronounced that all and sundry religions have been precise....only diverse uncomplicated advice on a thank you to chat his message to diverse human beings.
2016-11-26 02:23:44 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
But if a scientist realizes that a fossil was miscategorized then the whole theory of evolution goes out of the window.
Can anybody say... "Double standard"?
2007-04-21 02:10:14 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that you are exactly right.
The whole limbo idea was dreamed up to get people to donate in the hope of getting their poor friend or relative out of limbo and into heaven sooner.
It was thought that the image of their loved one in the painful position as they moved under pole after limbo pole, would cause them to donate to the church in the hope that the perverted God the church had created would have his greed quenched by their donations and let their loved one get to heaven.
Sad that the greed that created these silly ideas lost the true meaning of the teachings of Jesus in the process.
Love and blessings Don
2007-04-21 02:06:40 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋