Phew - “Catholic Church buries limbo after centuries”

April 21, 2007

By Philip Pullella Fri Apr 20, 2:21 PM ET

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Roman Catholic Church has effectively buried the concept of limbo, the place where centuries of tradition and teaching held that babies who die without baptism went.

In a long-awaited document, the Church’s International Theological Commission said limbo reflected an "unduly restrictive view of salvation."

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