aquariancore

The Catholic Church has decided there is no limbo. Obviously they are on broadboad when they download.

tater03

I am not to sure what you mean about this topic?
I would have to agree that if they were using dial up they would change their mind.

Commonmind

The good ol' Catholic Church...

RoxyMoron

What is Limbo? I've never heard of it. I almost thought you meant the dance. I was going to say they have too much time on their hands! haha

tater03

I want to say it is where you are not in heaven but you're also not in hell? Correct me if I'm wrong though.

RoxyMoron

Oh you mean sort of like Purgatory... but I still don't get what the first poster meant by downloading haha

aquariancore

When you are on dial up and you have to download it seems like it takes forever and day and you are in limbo and can't do anything. Therefore the reasoninng behind my first post.

Commonmind

"Sort of," is the correct term here. Purgatory and Limbo, while some mistake them for being one-in-the-same, are two different concepts and are inherently targeted toward specific groups of individuals; a man who dies with fault, compared to a man who dies in sin and can be further cleansed/absolved of those sins.

The Catholic Church has a history of indoctrinating personal beliefs or taking away from certain aspects of the canon at whim, and this is only more evidence that the Church believes it supersedes both the Council of Nisia (which, despite the point I'm making, I believe to be arbitrary as well), and, ultimately, God.

I spent 15 years as a practicing Catholic, and having studied the history of the Church and their theology, I can't help but feel that as generations pass, Catholicism becomes exponentially more out-of-touch with the message of God's word. And, without impressing upon anyone my own personal beliefs, or trying to take away from anyone else's, I have to say that when spirituality is institutionalized the way it has been by the Catholic faith, it loses its essence and becomes less about worship, fellowship and goodwill toward your fellow man, and more about a governmental system of control that by its very nature contradicts the definition of a Church as an establishment for the spritiual individual, or for the individual seeking guidance and faith.

aquariancore

That was an excellent dessertation. I mean that and I do agree with your views.

Commonmind

Thanks Aqua. For a minute there I wasn't sure if I was ranting or not.