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**Stoottnoiciek** · 04-03-2008, 08:17 PM

dear friends,

here's nonsense from the "church." not for children, but if you're an adult watch out...

how silly...

be well, be love.

david

http://www.metro.co.uk/home/article....id=1&ct=5&ct=5

pope: limbo does not exist
thursday, october 5, 2006 pope benedict xvi will tomorrow announce he is scrapping the centuries old roman catholic concept of limbo.

according to church teachings, limbo is home to the souls of children who die without being baptised.

it is a state between heaven and hell. but the pope will instead say that unbaptised children go to heaven.

the move follows a meeting at the vatican this week of 30 senior church figures who are part of the powerful international theological commission.

pope benedict has long opposed the idea of limbo despite it being part of catholic thought since the middle ages.

he revealed his views in 1984 when he was cardinal joseph ratzinger. 'it is linked to the cause of original sin,' he said then. 'but many babies die because they are victims.'

the new doctrine brings catholicism in line with islam, which also believes that all children go to heaven.

the move may help the pope repair relations with the muslim world.

http://www.independent.ie/world-news...ope-51549.html

there is a hell, says pope
by richard owen
tuesday march 27 2007

hell is a place where sinners really do burn in an everlasting fire, the pope has said. the pontiff, who as cardinal joseph ratzinger was head of catholic doctrine, noted that "forgiveness of sins" for those who repent was a cornerstone of christian belief.

hell is a place where sinners really do burn in an everlasting fire, and not just a religious symbol designed to galvanise the faithful, the pope has said.

addressing a parish gathering in a northern suburb of rome, benedict xvi said that in the modern world many people, including some believers, had forgotten that if they failed to "admit blame and promise to sin no more", they ran the risk of "eternal damnation - the inferno."

hell "really exists and is eternal, even if nobody talks about it much any more," he said.

the pope, who as cardinal joseph ratzinger was head of catholic doctrine, noted that "forgiveness of sins" for those who repent was a cornerstone of christian belief.

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Stoottnoiciek Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 487 Senior Member	dear friends, here's nonsense from the "church." not for children, but if you're an adult watch out... how silly... be well, be love. david http://www.metro.co.uk/home/article....id=1&ct=5&ct=5 pope: limbo does not exist thursday, october 5, 2006 pope benedict xvi will tomorrow announce he is scrapping the centuries old roman catholic concept of limbo. according to church teachings, limbo is home to the souls of children who die without being baptised. it is a state between heaven and hell. but the pope will instead say that unbaptised children go to heaven. the move follows a meeting at the vatican this week of 30 senior church figures who are part of the powerful international theological commission. pope benedict has long opposed the idea of limbo despite it being part of catholic thought since the middle ages. he revealed his views in 1984 when he was cardinal joseph ratzinger. 'it is linked to the cause of original sin,' he said then. 'but many babies die because they are victims.' the new doctrine brings catholicism in line with islam, which also believes that all children go to heaven. the move may help the pope repair relations with the muslim world. http://www.independent.ie/world-news...ope-51549.html there is a hell, says pope by richard owen tuesday march 27 2007 hell is a place where sinners really do burn in an everlasting fire, the pope has said. the pontiff, who as cardinal joseph ratzinger was head of catholic doctrine, noted that "forgiveness of sins" for those who repent was a cornerstone of christian belief. hell is a place where sinners really do burn in an everlasting fire, and not just a religious symbol designed to galvanise the faithful, the pope has said. addressing a parish gathering in a northern suburb of rome, benedict xvi said that in the modern world many people, including some believers, had forgotten that if they failed to "admit blame and promise to sin no more", they ran the risk of "eternal damnation - the inferno." hell "really exists and is eternal, even if nobody talks about it much any more," he said. the pope, who as cardinal joseph ratzinger was head of catholic doctrine, noted that "forgiveness of sins" for those who repent was a cornerstone of christian belief.
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