You are apparently thinking about the Popes instruction that the theolegoumenon of limbo (not Purgatory) should be reevaluated, which is what was called for this past October.
We cannot deny it, and Pope Benedict most certainly never did deny it. It refers to the final human imperfection cleansing before entering heaven’s joy. Limbo, although widely believed, was never part of magisterial Catholic doctrine (as purgatory is), it was always only a theory. Purgatory is an established dogma of the Catholic Church.
According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, Purgatory is a state of final purification for those who died believers before entering heaven. About Purgatoryįather Hart says purgatory is not about a place but a preparation for glory where God makes believers perfect for whatever remains in them which is not perfect. However, the term limbo is never mentioned in the Catechism of the Catholic Church. Purgatory is a place where the soul is cleansed of unforgiven venial sin and/or the debt of sins already forgiven but not yet made up for.
#Catholic limbo vs purgatory free
This leaves theologians free to propose different theories, including limbo, which magisterium can or cannot accept. This concept, that the souls in Hell have different degrees and types of punishment, is a dogma taught infallibly by two Ecumenical Councils. The limbo of Hell is that part of Hell where the souls are punished the least of all. In Catholic theology, purgatory is a place or state of temporary punishment where souls are purified before entering heaven. Note that the Catholic church has a defined doctrine on original sin but not on the eternal fate of unbaptized infants. Limbo as a fringe or upper level of Hell The word limbo means fringe.
Most Roman Catholic priests and hierarchy say that no child can be condemned for sins committed by our ancestors and that they no longer believe limbo for infants exists. Recent Catholic theologians seem to stress the hope, not the certainty, that these infants may attain heaven instead of the limbo state.
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