If God did grant a non baptized aborted baby to enter Heaven then that would indeed be an exception to the need for the baptism of water for all, says a post on the extra ecclesiam nulla salus forum.So Comumba's next question is : If you say there are no exceptions how can this be possible? (1)
It is important to keep in mind that for Columba the aborted non baptized baby is known to us.Since the baby is known to us, for her, it is an exception to the dogma on exclusive salvation in only the Catholic Church.
If the non baptized aborted baby who entered Heaven was just a possibility known only to God it would not contradict the teaching that every one on earth needs the baptism of water with Catholic Faith for salvation.It would also mean that we do not know any non baptized baby in 2012 who is saved. This is rational. We do not know any of these cases for them to be considered exceptions.
-Lionel Andrades
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George wrote:
IF and I say if God granted that an aborted baby were to be in Heaven with Him that is NOT an exception to needing Baptism of water. God is not bound by His Sacraments.
If God DID grant that an non-baptized aborted baby entered heaven then that indeed would be an exceptrion to the need for Baptism. It matters not whether God binds himself to act exclusively through the sacraments of His Church (not all of which are necessary for all but at least one is necessary for all) the non-baptized baby entering heaven would remain an exception to the necessity of Baptism. If you say there are no eceptions how can this be?