Author Topic: Limbo damned to hell... (Read 24285 times)

Carolus Magnus · « **Reply #18 on:** April 24, 2007, 06:22:07 AM »

I knew what you said. While God can do this it is wrong for us to assume that he does(you will notice that Father Augustine did not), and private revelation does not have to be believed, what has been taught as a tradition of the Church does, Limbo is an example of one such traditonal teaching.

gladius_veritatis · « **Reply #19 on:** April 24, 2007, 06:45:57 AM »

Quote from: Magdalene

Whose to say that an aborted or miscarried baby is not given the chance to receive baptism of desire the last second of its life...

In order to receive the grace of baptism in the manner you are mentioning, it is necessary to have the use of the intellect and the will. This is not the case with infants, etc.

Essentially, you are positing the occurrence of a miracle (for it would definitely be one in such a case) that allows an infant to use his (inoperative) intellect and will before his soul is separated from his body.

Why not posit that God, WHO COULD, works a miracle in the case of every single man, saving them all? An obstinate will is just as easily overcome by omnipotence as is an inoperative one.