Pagan babies, take two

A while back I posted about a colleague who in her joy at Jane's arrival was also grimly concerned about the fate of Jane's immortal soul.

Well, apparently she can worry no longer. The church (or the Church, if you prefer) has declared the whole limbo thing to be a little, well, wrong.

OK, not exactly, but it's as close as you're going to get to an admission of error on the issue.

Regardless, Jane's baptism is scheduled for next week. And let's be honest, the initiation into the church is important (at least to me), but does anyone really believe, in their heart of hearts, that 'original sin' --- which, for my money, is a great plot device but hardly a solid operating principle --- is more powerful than innocence and love?

And what, if not those two things, are infants after all?

If there's no saving those tiny ones who haven't yet had the chance to make a mess of things, why on earth should the rest of us get a chance?

Seriously, you might as well just join the yakuza --- those guys don't forgive anyone. Ever.