Posted on 10/06/2006 10:17:04 AM PDT by FJ290
POPE Benedict has decided to keep limbo in limbo a little longer.
For nearly a year the Church's International Theological Commission has been working on a document expected to recommend he formally abolish limbo, the place where centuries of Catholic tradition held that babies who die without baptism went.
The Pope said a mass with members of the commission today, but, contrary to some media speculation, he did not mention the concept in his homily and announced no decision.
The media reports had said the Pope would formally cancel limbo today but a key participant, Italian Archbishop Bruno Forte, said the 30-member commission were still fine-tuning their document.
"The Pope did not mention it today in his homily. We are still working on the document. No vote has been taken. I think nothing will be ready to hand up to him until 2007," he said by telephone after the morning mass with the Pontiff.
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That's always been a confusing couple of verses to me. Do you think Christ was preaching to the dead in order to give them a second chance at eternal life? These were disobedient contemporaries of Noah--who obviously perished in the flood.
I agree.
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