Ep 20 | Limbo: Totoo Ba Talaga ‘To o Urban Legend Lang?

“Naku, kapag namatay ang baby na hindi nabinyagan, diretso Limbo ’yan!” – baka narinig mo na rin ang linyang ‘yan mula sa lola o kapitbahay. Pero… doctrine ba talaga ‘to, o chismis lang na naging parang “fourth place” after death?

In this episode, Ann Mare and Fr. Lennon trace the real story behind the word Limbo—from St. Augustine’s struggle with original sin to St. Thomas Aquinas’ “edge of hell” theory, all the way to what the Catholic Church actually teaches today.

We’ll explore the Catechism (§1261), the 2007 document The Hope of Salvation for Infants Who Die Without Being Baptized, and the rock-solid truth that God’s mercy is bigger than any sacrament or speculation.

If you’ve ever wondered where unbaptized babies go—or just want to swap fear for hope—this episode sets the record straight and reminds you: God’s love is always greater than our theories.

For Further Reading

• Catechism of the Catholic Church §1261 – official summary of the Church’s teaching on infants who die without baptism.

• International Theological Commission, The Hope of Salvation for Infants Who Die Without Being Baptized (2007) – full theological study commissioned by the Vatican.

• St. Augustine, On the Merits and Forgiveness of Sins and on the Baptism of Infants – early wrestling with original sin and infant baptism.

• St. Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologiae, Supplement, Question 69 – discussion of “limbus puerorum.”

• Council of Florence (1439) & Council of Trent (1547) – Canons on original sin and Baptism; historical background for the Limbo discussion.

• Joseph Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI), Eschatology: Death and Eternal Life – balanced overview of Catholic teaching on the afterlife.

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