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To: Natural Law; metmom
"So, why are Catholics so bent out of shape about Calvinists saying that babies may not be saved?"

Infants exist within a state of invincible ignorance. A God of infinite mercy would not condemn them to hell.

Poorly catechized or wishful thinking? You promise more than your Church does. "...allow us to hope that there is a way of salvation for children who have died without Baptism."

1261 As regards children who have died without Baptism, the Church can only entrust them to the mercy of God, as she does in her funeral rites for them. Indeed, the great mercy of God who desires that all men should be saved, and Jesus' tenderness toward children which caused him to say: "Let the children come to me, do not hinder them," allow us to hope that there is a way of salvation for children who have died without Baptism. All the more urgent is the Church's call not to prevent little children coming to Christ through the gift of holy Baptism.

5,543 posted on 09/16/2010 8:13:38 AM PDT by OLD REGGIE (I am a Biblical Unitarian?)
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To: OLD REGGIE
"Poorly catechized or wishful thinking?"

Excerpting scripture may be OK within your church but the Catechism cannot be read or understood outside the context of the entire work. You simply have no basis for authoratative statements regarding a subject about which you display so much ignorance. It says considerably more on the subject, much of which has been detailed within this thread. You are entitled to your own opinion about what it means, but not your own facts about what it actually says.

5,559 posted on 09/16/2010 8:40:01 AM PDT by Natural Law (Extra Ecclesiam nulla salus)
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To: OLD REGGIE
You promise more than your Church does. "...allow us to hope that there is a way of salvation for children who have died without Baptism."

Exactly...just some more cafeteria catholic doctrine

5,580 posted on 09/16/2010 9:15:09 AM PDT by RnMomof7 (Jhn 8:43 Why do ye not understand my speech? [even] because ye cannot hear my word.)
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