C for Effort

All weekend I was glued to my seat awaiting critical news. Would Limbo be renewed for for another millenia? No, I'm not talking about the latest show from the producers of CSI, I'm talking about that magical waiting room in the sky filled with those unbaptized souls whom God alone will admit to Heaven or boot to the fiery inferno of Hell. The concept was invented by some 13th century monk and this weekend the Pope was supposed to let us know where it stood; the Church is apparently looking to absolve itself of the embarrassment of its 800 year old invention. For those near death, the dissolution of Limbo must really really suck. In all seriousness, I give the Catholic Church partial credit for coming up with Limbo; they showed good creativity while increasing market share. I used to wonder what religions that rely on belief in Christ had to say about the millions of souls that lived and died before Jesus. Even hundreds of years after Christ's death most of the world - Native Americans, Africans, Asians, etc. - had yet to experience the joys of missionaries. It seemed a bit unfair that they were burning in hell despite never even having had the opportunity to give JC a try. So for trying to cover up that massive hole in it's ideology, I give the Church a C though if I were a faithful parishioner who had been regularly dropping coin in the collection plate to up my prospects for the afterlife, I'd be looking for a refund about now.