Limbo exists for unbaptized infants.
Afterlife / neutral
Joseph Ratzinger / Benedict XVI
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Catholic theologian and pope whose writings cover Christology, Scripture, liturgy, ecclesiology, faith and reason, moral theology, and modern culture.
Theological Positions
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Prayers for the dead can help them.
Afterlife / stronglyAgree
Soul sleep occurs between death and resurrection.
Afterlife / stronglyDisagree
The intermediate state is conscious.
Afterlife / stronglyAgree
There are degrees of reward in heaven.
Afterlife / agree
Angels are real spiritual beings.
Angels & Demons / stronglyAgree
Christians can be demon-possessed.
Angels & Demons / disagree
Demons can possess people today.
Angels & Demons / stronglyAgree
Satan is a real, personal being. Not just a symbol of evil or force.
Angels & Demons / stronglyAgree
When the angels sinned and fell, that sin had a negative effect on creation.
Angels & Demons / agree
Writings
Called to Communion
Ecclesiological essays on the church, episcopacy, primacy, and communion.
Source: Called to Communion
View WritingEschatology: Death and Eternal Life
Dogmatic treatment of death, resurrection, judgment, purgatory, heaven, hell, and Christian hope.
Source: Eschatology
View WritingIntroduction to Christianity
Influential theological exposition of the Apostles' Creed and the meaning of Christian faith in the modern world.
Source: Introduction to Christianity
View WritingJesus of Nazareth
Three-volume theological and biblical portrait of Jesus by Benedict XVI/Joseph Ratzinger.
Source: Jesus of Nazareth
View WritingThe Spirit of the Liturgy
Major work on worship, liturgy, sacred time, sacred space, music, posture, and eucharistic theology.
Source: The Spirit of the Liturgy
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