What happens to unbaptized babies?

Limbo is the nether region where, according to Roman Catholic tradition, unbaptized babies go after death. It's a pleasant enough place, though devoid of the bliss of God's presence.

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ANYONE PAYING ATTENTION to what’s been happening to hell in recent years has surely realized that limbo was not long for this world -- or the next one. Limbo is the nether region where, according to Roman Catholic tradition, unbaptized babies go after death. It’s a pleasant enough place, though devoid of the bliss of God’s presence. But now its future is in peril. A group of Vatican theological advisors signaled after a recent meeting that they would recommend eliminating the concept of limbo. Pope Benedict XVI is expected to agree, meaning unbaptized babies would go to heaven instead. There are practical reasons to eliminate limbo. It hinders the church’s conversion of Africa -- normally more receptive to Roman Catholic orthodoxy than the United States or Latin America -- because limbo is a hard sell in a place with high infant mortality rates. Mothers are repelled by the thought that their lost children can never enter heaven and that there will be no reunion in the afterlife. Sending unblessed infants to heaven also lends gravitas to the church’s position on abortion, allowing a fetus to be accepted into the presence of God. Political considerations aside, limbo was already being squeezed out by hell, which has been going through its own transformation both at the Vatican and among various Christian branches. In the softer self-help world of today, brimstone and ever-scorching fire no longer bring in the believers. Many pastors and priests have just stopped talking about it. One big indicator of hell’s downfall came in 1999, when Pope John Paul II said that rather than being a fiery torture chamber, hell was a more docile place, “the state of those who freely and definitively separate themselves from God.” In other words, not a bad place to hang out but lacking the grace and joy of God. With hell now just limbo for adults, there’s not much left for the original article. But consigning limbo to nonexistence brings up other issues -- such as the catechism, which implies that baptism is needed for salvation. A related worry is that people will go in the other direction and view baptism as unnecessary. Then there’s the concern of the poets. If hell is stripped of color, and limbo demolished, can purgatory be far behind? Dante perhaps was lucky to live in his time; these days he might have been relegated to scriptwriting for “The O.C.” -- another sort of place altogether.

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Does property go to spouse after death?

If your relationship has lasted at least three years, the general rule is that your surviving spouse or partner will get a half share of the relationship property (see the chapter “Relationships and break-ups”).

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Property (Relationships) Act 1976, s 61

The Property (Relationships) Act 1976 provides for your surviving spouse, civil union partner or de facto partner to choose whether to apply for a division of relationship property under the Act (see the chapter “Relationships and break-ups”) or to take what is left to them under your will, or, where there is no will, under the laws of intestacy (see the chapter “A death in the family”, under “Dealing with the deceased’s property: Wills, “intestacy”, and small estates”).

Property (Relationships) Act 1976, s 78

If your surviving spouse or partner makes a claim under the Act, this comes before any other person’s claim under inheritance law. This recognises that one spouse or partner should not be able to give away the other spouse’s or partner’s share of relationship property in their will.

Property (Relationships) Act 1976, ss 75–77

If your surviving spouse or partner chooses to elect a division under the Act, then usually they will no longer be treated as a beneficiary under the will or under the laws of intestacy. In limited circumstances, the court may allow your surviving spouse or partner to take their share of relationship property as well as their inheritance. The court may do this in order to avoid injustice or if it is clear that you intended your surviving spouse or partner to take the gifts left in the will regardless.

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