Robert Bellarmine’s Idea of the Child Who Dies Unbaptized in the Commentary on the Summa Theologiae
In this article, we have investigated Robert Bellarmine’s view on the affliction endured by children who die without being baptized. According to Catholic doctrine, these children go to limbo because they are contaminated by original sin which can only be taken away in baptism. But there was no unan...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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De Gruyter
2014
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Journal of Early Modern Christianity
Year: 2014, Volume: 1, Issue: 1, Pages: 143-164 |
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Robert Bellarmine
B natural desire to see God B Original Sin B limbo |
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| Summary: | In this article, we have investigated Robert Bellarmine’s view on the affliction endured by children who die without being baptized. According to Catholic doctrine, these children go to limbo because they are contaminated by original sin which can only be taken away in baptism. But there was no unanimity among theologians in the Middle Ages and the early modern era on the question whether these children endure physical sufferings. Our investigation has focused on Bellarmine’s commentary on Summa theologiae and has illustrated how he introduced man’s natural desire to see God into his affirmation of the internal suffering endured by children in limbo. |
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| ISSN: | 2196-6656 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of Early Modern Christianity
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1515/jemc-2014-0001 |