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If heaven is a state of supernatural happiness and union with God, and Hell is understood as a state of torture and separation from God then, in this view, the Limbo of Infants, although technically part of hell (the outermost part, limbo meaning 'outer edge' or 'hem') is seen as a sort of intermediate state.
Within Limbo is a great castle surrounded by seven walls; Dante passes through its seven gates to reach the verdant meadows where the first circle's souls dwell. [6] The souls in Limbo are not punished directly, but are condemned to "suffer harm through living in desire"; [4] their punishment is to
Limbo (Brathwaite poem), a poem by Edward Kamau Brathwaite; Limbo (Coleridge poem), a poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge; Limbo (DC Comics), a fictional location in the DC Comics; Limbo (Marvel Comics), a fictional dimension in the Marvel Comics universe; First circle of hell or Limbo, a level of hell in the Inferno by Dante Alighieri
Some hadith depict that rather than this place being a middle ground purgatory in between Heaven and Hell, it is actually just the top layer of Hell, the least severe layer. The word is literally translated as "the heights" in English. The realm is described as a high curtain between hell and paradise. [3]
The Catholic idea of Limbo is often cited as a theologoumenon. Once a widespread concept, it is no longer usually taught in Catholic pedagogy, and has generally been abandoned since the Second Vatican Council. Pope Benedict XVI referred to it as a "theological hypothesis" and expressed doubts about its accuracy. [1]
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In Norse cosmology, Niflheim or Niflheimr (Old Norse: [ˈnivlˌhɛimz̠]; "World of Mist", [1] literally "Home of Mist") is a location which sometimes overlaps with the notions of Niflhel and Hel.
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