Well hasn't this new-ish pope, the "Vicarius Filii Dei", been making a few sweeping changes to catholic doctrine. John Paul II has only been gone for two short years, and already the pope is making some wholesale theological changes.

Apparently he has decided that the concept of 'Limbo', a place where unbaptised babies are sent when they die - no longer exists. The word is derived from the Latin word for Edge, and theologically is for people that just don't quite cut the mustard. Close but not close enough.

Think of Limbo like the theological 'pull ups'. You no longer wear nappies, but haven't yet progressed to normal underpants - it is halfway between wallowing in your own filth or being able to go swimming at the beach without shame. And you even get a patronising pat on the head to let you know they are happy you tried your best when you only do a little bit of wee in your pull ups, and get most of it in the toilet.

Ahh limbo, at least we still have the 'dunk brazillians walking under a stick' kind of limbo...

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