{"id":5445,"date":"2006-10-04T12:02:49","date_gmt":"2006-10-04T12:02:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/viamedia\/2006\/10\/worst-headline-ever.html"},"modified":"2006-10-04T12:02:49","modified_gmt":"2006-10-04T12:02:49","slug":"worst-headline-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/viamedia\/2006\/10\/worst-headline-ever.html","title":{"rendered":"Worst headline ever."},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m serious. Whoever at the UK Times is responsible for this needs to be doused in the Thames:<\/p>\n

Pope tries to win hearts and minds by saving souls of unbaptised babies.<\/a><\/p>\n

That is beyond irresponsible. Newspapers: remember when you blather on about how dedicated you are to "truth" – we remember nonsense like this. And laugh at you.<\/p>\n

Background on the discussions of the International Theological Commission’s discussions of this, from last December. <\/a>(scroll down)<\/p>\n

From Zenit, yesterday:<\/a><\/p>\n

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Last December, the secretary-general of the International Theological Commission, Jesuit Father Luis Ladaria, spoke about the document on Vatican Radio and explained that there is "no dogmatic definition " and "no biding Catholic doctrine" on limbo. <\/p>\n

"We know that for many centuries it was believed that these children went to limbo, where they enjoyed a natural happiness, but did not have the Beatific Vision," he said. "Because of recent developments, not only theological but also of the magisterium, this belief is in crisis today." <\/p>\n

To understand the question, Father Ladaria added: "We must begin by the fact that God wills the salvation of all and does not will to exclude any one; we must base ourselves on the fact that Christ died for all men and that the Church is a universal sacrament of salvation, as the Second Vatican Council teaches." <\/p>\n

"Therefore, if we start from these assumptions, the problem of the need for baptism is framed in a larger context," he noted. <\/p>\n

The communiqu\u00e9 clarifies that the assembly is also examining a first draft document on the topic of the identity of nature and method of theology as "scientia fidei" (science of faith), and opinions are being exchanged on the foundation of natural moral law in the light of the encyclicals "Veritatis Splendor" and "Fides et Ratio." <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I’m serious. Whoever at the UK Times is responsible for this needs to be doused in the Thames: Pope tries to win hearts and minds by saving souls of unbaptised babies. That is beyond irresponsible. Newspapers: remember when you blather on about how dedicated you are to "truth" – we remember nonsense like this. 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