Inge
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Hi, guys —
Recently a three month old baby (of Catholic
parents) passed away due to severe heart disease.
I was told that this baby turned into an
angel, upon its death. I was rather
amazed, since the Bible clearly states that
we are just below angels and that
they are created beings. (Hebrews 2:7, Psalm 8:5)
As a non-Catholic, this is very unusual for
me to believe.
- Asking with respect and curiosity, at
death, does a child turn into an
angel?
Looking forward to your reply,
Inge
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death, does a child turn into an
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John
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Hi, Inge —
Thanks for the question.
Whoever said that was either using
a figure of speech or was ignorant
of Catholic teaching.
Most likely the person was trying
to say, that the baby was with Jesus.
While, on one level, we are created just below the
angels, the Bible also
tells us that the angels are our
ministering servants and that we
will, someday, judge some of them.
Further, we share in the inheritance
of Christ in a way that the angels
never will.
So while the angels operate in certain
supernatural ways that transcend
the physical world, man is God's crowning jewel.
Hope this helps,
John DiMascio
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Eric
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Dear Inge,
You said:
- Asking with respect and curiosity, at
death, does a child turn into an
angel?
Answer: No.
This is simply a popular myth, perhaps
based on a distortion of Matthew 22:30:
22 30 At the Resurrection, people
will neither marry nor be given
in marriage; they will be like
the angels in Heaven.
Matthew 22:30 |
Nevertheless, we will not
*be* angels, just
*like* them, in that
we will not sexually reproduce.
Eric Ewanco
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