In the fifth century, it was thought that they went to hell. In the thirteenth century, they ended up in limbo.
Now there are reasons thought by the Church that they may actually go to heaven after all. But with a disclaimer
"It must be clearly acknowledged that the church does not have sure knowledge about the salvation of unbaptized infants who die,"See - Catholic News Service of 20 April 2007
Whatever happened to admitting, "we don't know"?
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Had a very busy day today, on a Saturday! I went to the new Aldi food store this morning which opened recently, right next to the local Coles supermarket. They charge for plastic bags (to encourage recycling and reusing - I brought my own), prices are cheaper (1 per cent surcharge on credit card payments, no Amex), but their fruit and vegetables come prepackaged (more packaging to landfill).
I gave the house a good clean, then went to the club to watch the Essendon vs St Kilda game (great win by the Dons). Kim came and watched two quarters, then Neil dropped by for the last quarter.
Did some more cleaning before Bob arrived for a lamb curry dinner. We then walked to the club for the Brisbane Lions vs Kangaroos match. We were also joined by Nick and all had plenty of beers. What a terrible game, but it is nice to watch football with friends.
1 comment:
This is interesting ...
I would have thought the Church would consider infants innocents who'd go to heaven. What do they have to confess to anyway?
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