4.  I remember one time watching EWTN on TV, and there was a priest on this particular show.  He explained what limbo was and how it was originally used in the Church. In times past and even now, everyone who is a Catholic has his/her name written in some kind of book. So a question would arise as to what happens to an infant who dies but perhaps is not baptised.  This priest said that the Church did not really know the condition of the baby, whether it was saved or unsaved.  But nevertheless, the name of the infant was written in Limbo, which is a Latin derivative word for "border" or "edge". It referred to the border or margin of a book. That is where the name of the infant was written, that is, in the margin (or limbo) of the book page. That is how the saying came about to the question of where is the baby. The baby is in limbo.


5.  Here is one way to look at infant baptism: Let's say you had a son or daughter, and the infant is about 8 days old. The infant is in your home, and you are outside mowing the grass.  You suddenly notice smoke coming from your home where your child is located. You drop everything and run into the house to get your baby. If you come out of your burning house with your baby, then we could say that your baby is saved. If you didn't make it in time, your baby would be considered unsaved. Of course, the baby has no say or choice in the matter of being saved.  It is just something the parent does on behalf of the baby.

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