What happens to babies who die before baptism, according to Catholic teaching? For years "limbus infantium", a half-way holding spot for such infants has been the accepted theory of the Roman Catholic church. Later this week Pope Benedict is expected to remove this teaching from the Catholic cateshism.
The London Times is reporting this in tomorrow's newspaper. Here are a couple of quotes from the article:
Read the whole article as it gives a concise overview of the history of the teaching. Particularly interesting is the quote from the church father Augustine of Hippo.
Since the core of this erroneous teaching centers of the question of the fate of those who die without accepting Christ as personal savior you should also read this chapter from our booklet, "What Happens At Death".
Rest assured God's merciful plan includes all who have lived and died without coming to understand His plan for their life.
Darris McNeely works at the United Church of God home office in Cincinnati, Ohio. He and his wife, Debbie, have served in the ministry for more than 43 years. They have two sons, who are both married, and four grandchildren. Darris is the Associate Media Producer for the Church. He also is a resident faculty member at the Ambassador Bible Center teaching Acts, Fundamentals of Belief and World News and Prophecy. He enjoys hunting, travel and reading and spending time with his grandchildren.
