To Hell with Limbo

So limbo is being erased from the Catholic doctrine! Unbaptised babies are now being offered a better place in the afterlife rather than staying in a no-man's land.

These babies are at the mercy of human (inspired!) whims that form the Catholic doctrine along the ages. And I am sure that due to these 'inspired' teachings many followers have had their spiritual health and phsychological wellbeing challenged.

(photo: M Attard)
Many in their 50s and 60s know what I am saying and in their maturity question their beliefs for the sake of their sanity. Similar to a number of other teachings, limbo was created out of thin air in the 13th Century in order to justify its continual ritualistic involvement in the life of Catholic families.

One can readily see how the Church places dreadful fright in the hearts of Catholic parents. If your infant had not been baptized by the church, he or she could face hell. If your child has been baptized, then there is hope!

Earlier this month, Rev. Luis Ladaria, a Jesuit who is secretary general to a 30-member theological commission said, "All of us have hope for the babies" that they will go to heaven under revised Catholic Church thinking.

How absurd and pathetic.

The point I am trying to present here is that not all past happenings are necessarily nostalgic. Some things and issues that we held sacred in the past, now stink. To question your beliefs (and traditions) and come to your own conclusions is healthy.

Nowadays, I strongly believe that one can be more spiritual, away from any organised religions. Otherwise you are at the mercy of human fabrications which form a defective morality based on false teachings along the years from enitities that had hidden agendas for these inventions.

The new book God and Gravity by Roger Rogers, published this year, is a small publication which explores similar issues regarding both religion and science. Amongst other things, it challenges the accepted ideas on the black hole, the gravity theory, the Ten Commandments, sexuality and other topics. All food for thought.