2007-04-21 10:01:46 · 6 answers · asked by Thebronx 5 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
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2007-04-21 10:03:34 · update #1
I think its wrong
2007-04-21 10:04:41 · answer #1 · answered by Countess Bathory 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Well, I'm reformed so I can't really comment on the Pope's position. But I can tell you that this is such a very Catholic question.
I don't believe you need to be baptized to be saved so the whole limbo thing is totally odd to me. But I understand how dramatically this affects the Catholic teaching on original sin. As one priest put it in the local paper: This means that babies are actually born in a state of grace--not original sin.
2007-04-21 17:07:35 · answer #2 · answered by YourMom 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No.
The Church has pondered the suggestion of Limbo for a few hundred years and has decided that it is not a good idea. Limbo was never official doctrine.
Jesus said, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to the whole creation. He who believes and is baptized will be saved." (Mark 16:15-16)
For centuries, people have wondered about children who died before they were baptized. The Bible does not explicitly state that they will go to heaven.
Limbo was suggested as the place where unbaptized babies went when they died. This idea was never official Church doctrine and has been 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.
2007-04-22 00:51:39 · answer #3 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do agree. It was one of my pet peeves with the Catholic Church and I believe against the teachings of Christ himself.
2007-04-21 17:10:08 · answer #4 · answered by Firespider 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
No Catholics are always wrong
2007-04-21 17:09:49 · answer #5 · answered by Britni 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
no
2007-04-21 17:06:31 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋