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Limbo

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Fictitious Place

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    Name derived from the Latin 'limbus' meaning 'edge,' referring to the edge of Hell
    Consists of two parts:
    Limbo of the Patriarchs for people who died in the friendship of God but could not enter Heaven until after Christ's crucifixion
    Limbo of Infants for those who died too young to commit personal sins but had never been baptized to be freed of original sin

Why Limbo might be annoying:

    The Limbo of Infants has no Biblical basis.
    It is not an official part of Catholic doctrine.
    Basically, its inhabitants are kept from God because of factors they had no control over.
    It is knee-deep in babies.
    Sending people to Limbo is like voting 'Undecided' on AmIAnnoying.com -- make a decision, dammit!

Why Limbo might not be annoying:

    Unlike Hell or Purgatory, its inhabitants are not punished.
    The residents of the Limbo of the Patriarchs were freed by Jesus in the 'Harrowing of Hell.'
    A theological study commissioned by John Paul II suggested that God could allow unbaptized infants to go directly to Heaven.
    If you are reading this, odds are you are neither an infant (unbaptized or otherwise) nor a pre-Christian patriarch, so you can cross Limbo off your list of future destinies.

Credit: C. Fishel


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    In 2023, Out of 19 Votes: 52.63% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 11 Votes: 81.82% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 13 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 27 Votes: 48.15% Annoying
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    In 2015, Out of 30 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
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    In 2013, Out of 10 Votes: 70.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 19 Votes: 73.68% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 24 Votes: 70.83% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 16 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
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    In 2008, Out of 55 Votes: 74.55% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 49 Votes: 71.43% Annoying