how much time is my purgatory reduced by? ~ AnnaS
Sigh...I have concluded that I am in limbo (def. 2, since I was baptised, but all of 2 a, b, c and d for sure). Incidentally, theologically, how can there be a plural Father Steve? Perhaps that's just for the secular application.
From M-W:
Main Entry: lim·bo
Pronunciation: 'lim-(")bO
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural limbos
Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin, ablative of limbus limbo, from Latin, border
1 often capitalized : an abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism
2 a : a place or state of restraint or confinement b : a place or state of neglect or oblivion <proposals kept in limbo> c : an intermediate or transitional place or state d : a state of uncertainty.
Don't think you can win time off from limbo.
