The Pope Abolishes Limbo. . . How Does that Work?
Reading the headlines today, that Limbo has been abolished by order of the Pope, I found myself stunned yet again by the arrogance of the Catholic Church.
Who in their right mind believes they have a right to say there is a Limbo in the first place? How do we even know that Limbo exists. Now Catholics are told that Limbo no longer exists? Isn't the question just the opposite, perhaps there really is a Limbo.
Vatican City and the Catholic Church is really very similar to most countries. The politics involved in the church is often even more complicated that a large nation. Similar to most countries, history is also re-written to accommodate the needs of the people and rulers at the time.
Every country and church has re-written history, and doctrine to meet their needs on more than one occasion. Perhaps faith needs to be re-evaluated. Western civilization is losing its faith. We are losing not just our faith, but our leaders in faith as well.
The goal of the faithful who believe in a higher power is not to argue and tear down another's faith. It is to accept the fact that each person's faith is individually crafted to meet their needs as they seek guidance from the spirit they believe in.
Take into the consideration the definition of sin. Is sin really the same for each person? Perhaps the 10 Commandments from the Bible are pretty cut and dried, but sin does actually vary for each person. As an example, think of a person who is addicted to alcohol. Most of us can have an occasional drink at dinner or with friends, but to someone addicted to alcohol, drinking could be considered a sin because they are not able to control their actions.
As we age, many are concerned about an afterlife. I've met people who are scared of dying. Often we are so afraid of dying that we often won't let go of a loved one that should be allowed to pass on. Have faith that an afterlife is out there, you just need to look for it in the right place.
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Post a CommentDoes the statement amount to heresy? Well http://www.papalencyclicals.net/Ben12/B12bdeus.htmlI have read the statement of the commision http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cfaith/cti_documents/rc_con_cfaith_doc_20070419_un-baptised-infants_en.html. They are trying very hard to avoid heresy by claiminng that no baby dies unbaptised. It is heresy to say that one can get to heaven without baptism. However, the notion that there are no unbaptised babies contradicts the infallible constitution 'on the Beatific Vision' of 1336 which clearly states that only baptised babies go to heaven making the existence of unbaptised ones implicit!
I am a Roman Catholic -- but I never was convinced of the existence of this place called Limbo. Nor Purgatory, for that matter. I have always suspected that Limbo and Purgatory were figments of imagination and that they were "created" by people in the church who felt the need to browbeat their congregations. The present Pope is keen on a reunion of Catholic and Protestant churches, and this could be an explanation for the abolition of Limbo. If that's the case, then Purgatory cannot be far behind. Protestants don't believe in the existence of Limbo and Purgatory !! Sadly, both churches believe in the existence of Hell -- otherwise, Hell would have gone the way of Limbo ! Anyway, as has been pointed out, the creation and abolition of Limbo does indicate a very high level of arrogance in the Roman Catholic Church. Does this statement amount to heresy ? And are heretics still burnt at the stake ?
I guess the Pope figures that since the Catholic church invented limbo (or purgatory), then the Catholic church can abolish it.