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Offline Todd The Trad

Adults In Limbo
« on: September 20, 2022, 08:02:42 PM »
I was reading about Dante's Inferno and in the first circle of hell, Limbo, he puts unbaptised virtuous pagans. Limbo has traditionally been taught to be a place or state for unbaptised babies, but could Limbo include unbaptised adults? If so, under what conditions? If a pagan fell into mortal sin, would there be any way for the person to repent with perfect contrition without explicit faith in Christ? I think a further developed/studied concept of Limbo could potentially be helpful in today's world of everyone goes to heaven. 
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Offline josefamenendez

Re: Adults In Limbo
« Reply #1 on: September 20, 2022, 08:11:23 PM »
Unbaptized people beyond the age of reason who are capable of committing mortal sin would be in danger of hell and not reprieved  by Limbo.
I would think an unbaptized adult that was severely developmentally disabled or any true innocent that was unable to commit sin would be a candidate for Limbo.
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Offline DigitalLogos

Re: Adults In Limbo
« Reply #2 on: September 20, 2022, 08:38:05 PM »
Given that Dante (who was no theological slouch) put adults there, sure, there's a possibility for virtuous heathens to attain Limbo. The Church has never definitively ruled against the possibility, but, as josefa mentions, it would truly be a feat for them not to commit at least one mortal sin in their life.

My cousin was mentally disabled and died outside of the Church at 30, and I'm certain he's in Limbo or, God-willing, in Heaven (if my relatives had him baptized, which I don't know for sure). So it's a definite possibility for mentally disabled adults to be placed in Limbo.
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Offline ElwinRansom1970

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Re: Adults In Limbo
« Reply #3 on: September 21, 2022, 05:09:48 AM »
You do understand, don't you, that Dante locates Limbo as a part of Hell, its outer ring? Hell is total and eternal separation from God.  The virtuous pagans of Dante's Limbo suffer no physical pain but are forever sighing in a state of spiritual emptiness that could only be fulfilled by God whom thry will never know.
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Offline Stubborn

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Re: Adults In Limbo
« Reply #4 on: September 21, 2022, 05:36:48 AM »
Quote from: DigitalLogos on September 20, 2022, 08:38:05 PM
Given that Dante (who was no theological slouch) put adults there, sure, there's a possibility for virtuous heathens to attain Limbo. The Church has never definitively ruled against the possibility, but, as josefa mentions, it would truly be a feat for them not to commit at least one mortal sin in their life.

My cousin was mentally disabled and died outside of the Church at 30, and I'm certain he's in Limbo or, God-willing, in Heaven (if my relatives had him baptized, which I don't know for sure). So it's a definite possibility for mentally disabled adults to be placed in Limbo.
Yes this ^^ Hopefully he was baptized and is now in heaven.
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