I think you may have incorrect information. I have honestly never heard any theologian say that, and I've read up on this somewhat intently, though certainly I'm no expert and am eager to be corrected.
Dante quite clearly sets Limbo in his "Inferno", and every theological treatise I've read on it, unquestionably defines Limbo as part of Hell. It has to be: the Limbo of the Fathers was postulated to exist before Heaven was even opened.
"Dante quite clearly sets Limbo in his "Inferno", and every theological treatise I've read on it, unquestionably defines Limbo as part of Hell. It has to be: the Limbo of the Fathers was postulated to exist before Heaven was even opened."
Are you real sure that Limbo didn't have its actual origins in a painting? I mean, so many Roman Catholics and others really depend a lot on paintings, don't they. Maybe the mural of Limbo was painted from the imagination of a painter, and later some "theologian" saw it and said, "Hey! Here's a new way we can get money! People, who think the priests would never lie can have people PAY MONEY for masses to get their unbaptized infants who die out of Limbo."