Limbo in Limbo

[bironic]

Under the advisement of a committee of theologians, the Pope is considering abolishing the concept of limbo. (Full story.)

I ask out of curiosity and a sort of amused incredulity: How can this be done? Are they going to deny, after 2,000 years of Christian religious and literary tradition, that limbo ever existed? How do they claim the authority to declare this? Is the proposal most likely to be dropped?

...Maddy?

Edited: Right, sorry, Limbo doth not equal Purgatory. Fixed now.

Comments

[catilinarian.livejournal.com]

Everything else the Pope says about such matters as Limbo is said as a "private theologian", albeit one with a lot of clout. So the Pope's position on Limbo IS the Church's position, but is NOT considered infallible.