According to some Roman Catholics, limbo is the temporary status of the souls of good persons who died before the resurrection of Jesus (the Limbo of the Fathers), and the permanent status of the unbaptized who die in infancy, without having committed any personal sins, but without having been freed from original sin (the Limbo of Children).

Limbo comes from the latin limbus meaning a hem or an edge or a boundary. While "limbo" is often popularly understood to be a "place where souls go", the term also describes and reflects theological uncertainty. As such, the limbo of children is not part of the Catholic religion's official doctrine (compare purgatory, which is a part of Roman Catholic doctrine). Official Church teaching remains that the status of these souls (who don't seem to deserve hell, yet cannot follow the divinely-revealed path to heaven) is in limbo — in other words, their fate cannot be determined by any but God.

The Limbo of the Fathers (limbus patrum) (also known as Abraham's Bosom)

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Several Biblical passages support the belief that people who lived good lives but died before the Resurrection did not go to heaven, but rather had to wait for Christ to open the gates of heaven. Jesus told the "good thief" that the two of them would be together "this day" in "paradise," (Luke 23:43) but between the Resurrection and the Ascension, Jesus told his followers that he has "not yet ascended to the Father" (John 20:17). A possible resolution to this apparent contradiction lies in the fact that Jesus' statement to the thief can be understood in two different ways, depending on where you place the comma (which was not present in the original manuscripts): either "Truly I say to you, today you shall be with Me in Paradise" or "Truly I say to you today, you shall be with Me in Paradise" (Luke 23:43, NASB). The latter interpretation would be consistent with Jesus's subsequent statement to his followers.

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No these folks & trying 2 limbo. This c/o '69, we aint ready
acejaunty (ACE Jaunty) Fri, 25 Dec 2009 04:45:26 -0000
No these folks & trying 2 limbo. This c/o '69, we aint ready
@mymyladyluck haha!! Yo estoy en el limbo, casi ni recibo y tampoco doy xD
Cony87 (Constanza M.) Fri, 25 Dec 2009 04:38:27 -0000
@mymyladyluck haha!! Yo estoy en el limbo, casi ni recibo y tampoco doy xD
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AdriValadares (Adriana Valadares ) Fri, 25 Dec 2009 04:17:15 -0000
Nuuuuuu! Ceia perfeita! Papis, mamis, eu, limbo e cunha! Diversao pouca é bobage Subscribe to Limbo RSS feed