It is not worthwhile to write a lengthy post on the study by the International Theological Commission, which: (1) did not (and could not...) "abolish" limbo; (2) is not a Papal document neither a Magisterial document of any kind; (3) is not binding for anyone, but purely a theological exercise.
Well-informed Catholics cannot fall into the traps set by ill-informed or malicious secular journalists! We said what we had to say on the matter last year:
Well-informed Catholics cannot fall into the traps set by ill-informed or malicious secular journalists! We said what we had to say on the matter last year:
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The Magisterial definitions, which no Pope may ever alter, and which the merely consultative ITC can never even touch, will remain unaltered, in 2006 as in 2008, in 2008 as in 1794...
Greatly recommended article: Could Limbo Be 'Abolished'?, by Father Brian Harrison.
