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Apr 19, 2007 · The Council of Trent acknowledges “Baptism of desire” as a way whereby one can be justified without the actual reception of the sacrament of Baptism: “After the promulgation of the Gospel, this transition [from sin to justice] cannot take place without the bath of regeneration or the desire for it for as it is written: ‘Unless one is born of water and the Spirit, one cannot enter the ...
- Dominus Iesus
She has a high regard for the manner of life and conduct,...
- Dei Verbum
The Church has always venerated the divine Scriptures just...
- Catechism of The Catholic Church
Paragraph 4. CHRIST'S FAITHFUL - HIERARCHY, LAITY,...
- Dominus Iesus
Dec 31, 2007 · It was also added that there is no "intermediate or other happy dwelling place for children who have left this life without baptism, without which they cannot enter the Kingdom of Heaven, that is, eternal life."41 This Council did not, however, explicitly endorse all aspects of Augustine’s stern view about the destiny of infants who die without baptism.
- The Waters of Faith. In a basin, pure and small, A baby coos, knows not at all. Hands reach in, with love and grace, Marking entrance to faith’s embrace.
- The River’s Song. By the river, wide and free, Baptism waits for you and me. The preacher’s voice calls out the word, Echoing all that we have heard. Submerged, the water’s touch so real,
- Drops from Above. Raindrops fall from skies so gray, Yet in this moment, we’re here to stay. A makeshift font in nature’s sweep, Baptism where the willows weep.
- A Sacred Touch. In a chapel, quiet, serene, The altar dressed in whites and greens. Baby dressed in gown so fair, Baptism in the sacred air. Priest dips fingers, making sign,
Mar 19, 2013 · Baptism In many instances of early childhood loss there is no possibility to administer the sacrament of Baptism prior to the death of the child. If a child is alive, the child is to be baptized if this is possible (CIC, Can. 871). However, when the child has already died, baptism should not administered, since the sacraments are for the living.
INFANTS WHO DIE WITHOUT BAPTISM by Fr. William Most. The words of the Council of Lyons speaks of those who die in original sin as going to hell. The Latin word used is , which means the realm of the dead, and need not mean the hell of the damned. As to the word , often translated as punishment, in Latin it need not mean the positive infliction ...
Dec 15, 2004 · Father Gumpel: The Catechism of the Catholic Church, published in 1992, dedicates No. 1261 to children who die without Baptism, and one reads that one can hope that they will attain the beatific vision. It is an element of the greatest importance, which opens the way to a broader point of view, and it is a pronouncement of the ordinary ...
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Oct 1, 2007 · The Catechism tells us that it is reasonable to hope that God provides a way of salvation for infants who die without being baptized. It is a hope rooted in Christ, who instructed that we must be like children to enter the kingdom of God and said, “Let the children come to me” (Mark 10:14-15).
