God can baptize anyone. An innocent sinless person will go to heaven. God isn't that much of a jerk.
But that's not Church doctrine.
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God can baptize anyone. An innocent sinless person will go to heaven. God isn't that much of a jerk.
Catholic doctrine says unbaptized babies do not go to Heaven. Or at least it used to say that.
That's never been dogma. There's never been dogma about it, either way. Members of the Church can hold a variety of views on it, because all we can do is speculate. For example, limbo was never an official teaching of the Church. We don't even have to believe that anyone is in hell.What a tragic, false and horrible teaching that is,,,,, if it is true.
It's not against Church doctrine, either.But that's not Church doctrine.
Wow, that was hateful and ridiculous.How does an amoral organism with no conscience and no qualms about the damage and insult it does to its mother achieve sainthood when it has not been challenged to be reborn from its parasitical selfish situation with no care for anybody at all, to sainthood that implies aiding others with no thought of self? The unborn is unconscious of anything BUT itself. The unborn is as far removed from innocence and sainthood as I can imagine.
Because according to Church Doctrine, every soul in Heaven is a Saint, and I pray to the souls in Heaven and believe that those who die innocent of any stain of sin are as pure as Angels.How does an amoral organism with no conscience and no qualms about the damage and insult it does to its mother achieve sainthood when it has not been challenged to be reborn from its parasitical selfish situation with no care for anybody at all, to sainthood that implies aiding others with no thought of self? The unborn is unconscious of anything BUT itself. The unborn is as far removed from innocence and sainthood as I can imagine.
It's not against Church doctrine, either.
Limbo was originally conceived to plaster over a logical problem with church teachings. The church taught that baptism was required to remove Original Sin. Nobody got to Heaven unbaptized.Because according to Church Doctrine, every soul in Heaven is a Saint, and I pray to the souls in Heaven and believe that those who die innocent of any stain of sin are as pure as Angels.
If they are in Heaven they are Saints. God can provide baptism to anyone. God can provide sacraments without a priest or ritual.Limbo was originally conceived to plaster over a logical problem with church teachings. The church taught that baptism was required to remove Original Sin. Nobody got to Heaven unbaptized.
But, consigning innocent babies to Hell for dying before anybody had a chance to baptize them seemed overly harsh. So Limbo was invented to plaster over this dilemma. But it was never logical or scriptural or anything and The Church just doesn't bother with nonsense like that any more. They haven't for years.
But it doesn't make them saints either.
Tom
I think aborted Fetuses must be great Saints with a very high standing in Heaven. They were slain while completely innocent and sinless. I invoke them for help and write letters and Novenas to them. Anyone else here ever done something like that or am I special
You can make up and believe anything you want. But you are misrepresenting the teachings of the RCC. Not everyone in Heaven is a saint.If they are in Heaven they are Saints. God can provide baptism to anyone. God can provide sacraments without a priest or ritual.
You can make up and believe anything you want. But you are misrepresenting the teachings of the RCC. Not everyone in Heaven is a saint.
Tom
You are still misrepresenting the RCC. They don't even teach that being a Christian is required to get into Heaven. That sort of judgment is left up to God. And it has nothing to do with official beatification which is something else.1 Peter 2:9King James Version (KJV)
9 But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light;
2 Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both their's and our's:
All Christians are saints... the RC like to pretend they can make people saints on earth when God has already called his people to be saints.
You are still misrepresenting the RCC. They don't even teach that being a Christian is required to get into Heaven. That sort of judgment is left up to God. And it has nothing to do with official beatification which is something else.
Tom
You do realize that I am non a theist, right.You do realise that the RCC is not the true and original church of Jesus Christ and the Apostles don't you?
You do realize that I am non a theist, right.
I was born and raised in a very Catholic family and have 12 years of Catholic education. I stopped believing by my teens, but I am familiar with the Church and am still very fond of it. I will defend it against the rampant misrepresenting I see, while also acknowledging the baggage and irrational parts.
Tom
If you are Catholic according to your religion all the mothers are going to hell, so how can it be a good thing?I think aborted Fetuses must be great Saints with a very high standing in Heaven. They were slain while completely innocent and sinless. I invoke them for help and write letters and Novenas to them. Anyone else here ever done something like that or am I special
I lost my virginity to a girl who talked to her aborted fetuses and had names for them. I think they are soldiers for Christ!
I believe that is true of Christianity as a whole. I think trinitarianism blatantly breaks the First Commandment.How do you defend something which fails in the light of the teachings of God himself?
Yes, they are: Are Canonized Saints the Only People in Heaven?Not everyone in Heaven is a saint.