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To: sinkspur; Loyalist; SoliDeoGloria; drstevej
"Nihil obstat" is not necessarily consonant with Catholic doctrine. I've never been taught, or heard, that unbaptized infants are in hell. Rather, the Church posits "limbo," a place of natural happiness. The fact is, there is no infallible teaching about the souls of unbaptized infants. Thus, we are free to believe that God, in His own way, gives even the souls of infants the chance at choosing Him, and thus achieving the Beatific Vision.

Ahem:

The Roman Catholic church has declared the above teaching to be Nihil Obstat -- free from error.

Do you disagree with her pronouncement? Is the above teaching in fact Free From Error, or not?

In short, when the Roman Catholic church declares that the teaching "We must conclude that infants dying in their mother's womb do not enjoy the Beatific Vision in Heaven" is a dogma which is Free from all Moral and Doctrinal Error.... is Rome right, or IS ROME WRONG?

163 posted on 03/19/2004 9:19:56 PM PST by OrthodoxPresbyterian (We are Unworthy Servants; We have only done Our Duty)
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To: OrthodoxPresbyterian
In short, when the Roman Catholic church declares that the teaching "We must conclude that infants dying in their mother's womb do not enjoy the Beatific Vision in Heaven" is a dogma which is Free from all Moral and Doctrinal Error.... is Rome right, or IS ROME WRONG?

It is not a dogma. Rome has never declared it such.

164 posted on 03/19/2004 9:24:15 PM PST by sinkspur (Adopt a dog or a cat from an animal shelter! It will save one life, and may save two.)
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