I still do not see that a “hope of the possibility of unbaptized infants” has anything to do with:
tossing out baptism, original sin, infallibility of Scripture, Tradition and the Magisterium would certainly be a great apostasy]
Baptism is not being ‘tossed out’. Baptism is still a requirement for salvation in the ordinary way. But, like the good thief has shown (thus demonstrating Scriptural precedent), in extraordinary circumstances, through the deliberate mercy and deliberate action of God alone, baptism may be somehow conferred in an extraordinary way, as indeed is seen in the cases of baptism by blood and baptism of desire.
Original sin likewise is not tossed out with the hope of ‘heaven’ for the 40 million victims of abortion in the U.S. as well as other innocent unbaptized. Original sin, again in the ordinary way, is the barrier to heaven in that it must be removed. But–Adam and Eve were not baptized, nor were Moses. Because they lived and died ‘before’ the Resurrection, baptism was not possible for them. Because these children are aborted–through the deliberate machinations of men and women as opposed to the ‘ordinary’ circumstances whereby in most cases these children would have been carried to term and born–it ‘may’ be --it ‘can be’ hoped that (again through God alone) there can somehow exist a chance for them to be given the opportunity for the Baptism–by water, desire, or blood–which is needed for heaven.
Scripture is not infallible, BTW but inerrant. There IS a difference. Again, the Catholic Church did not fall because millions of Protestants have mistakenly taken John 6 as ‘figurative’, nor in the ensuing 400 years has the Church varied its teaching to conform to ‘others’. Have a little faith.
Tradition has not been ‘tossed’. Limbo is a concept. So was St. Thomas Aquinas’ ‘quickening’-- If we better understand his concept now to include the accurate dating of conception as the time a new soul is given, why is it so difficult to accept that the concept of Limbo is likewise better understood. Again, we are not ‘forbidden’ to believe in Limbo for the unbaptized infants–in fact, we know that “A” Limbo exists, the Limbo of the Fathers.
And the Magesterium has not been tossed either. Various Popes have indeed taught various things but this paper is not only not ‘infallible teaching’, it is not ‘from the Pope’ himself. So please, let’s not go into “apostacy” spiraling.
We have had 2 years under Benedict and so far not only have things not gotten ‘worse’ overall (I’m thinking the U.S. church specifically here), they have gotten BETTER. . .more and more dioceses are compliant with the GIRM, vocations to the priesthood and sisterhood are going up, more and more people are coming into the church, more and more are growing better educated in their faith, are participating more, and this in spite of the still hysterical screams and misrepresentation from the MSM and the general ‘societal’ tone.
Can we please try to keep this document in proper perspective?
God bless them!
