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Posted by lonlesol (Member # 4511) on :

There was an article in the Quebec Newspaper on Saturday April 21nd 2007 that got my attention. I made a little research on the internet and I found the same article written in English so here it is...

I posted the whole article below...Here is the link for it: Vatican commission: Limbo reflects 'restrictive view of salvation'

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Vatican commission: Limbo reflects 'restrictive view of salvation'

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- After several years of study, the Vatican's International Theological Commission said there are good reasons to hope that babies who die without being baptized go to heaven. In a new document, titled "The Hope of Salvation for Infants Who Die Without Being Baptized" and published April 20, the commission said the traditional concept of limbo -- as a place where unbaptized infants spend eternity but without communion with God -- seemed to reflect an "unduly restrictive view of salvation." The church continues to teach that, because of original sin, baptism is the ordinary way of salvation for all people and urges parents to baptize infants, the document said. But there is greater theological awareness today that God is merciful and "wants all human beings to be saved," it said. Grace has priority over sin, and the exclusion of innocent babies from heaven does not seem to reflect Christ's special love for "the little ones," it said. "Our conclusion is that the many factors that we have considered ... give serious theological and liturgical grounds for hope that unbaptized infants who die will be saved and enjoy the beatific vision," the document said.

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Let there be light!...

There is still something that isn't right in their article...Grace may have priority over sin. Yes, God is merciful and "wants all human beings to be saved," but if one doesn't accept Jesus as their Saviour, one will not be saved and will not go to heaven!...

If theologists had taken the time to read the Bible instead of making up their own theories about this, they would have found out a lot sooner that limbos do not exist!...