On Tue, 24 Aug 2004 17:46:01 -0500, The Fool <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > <<http://www.j-bradford-delong.net/movable_type/2004-2_archives/000016.htm > l>> > > Most Important Court Case Ever? > The Eleven-Year-Old is asking, "What was the most important court case > ever?" <snip> > > 3. The Condemnation of Origen by the Second Council of Constantinople: > Origen maintained that Hell was (or would eventually be) empty: after > all, an infinite God with infinite power, infinite mercy, infinite > knowledge, infinite benevolence, and infinite patience must eventually be > able to teach every finite being the way to salvation--even Satan > himself. The condemnation of Origen removed the last possibility that > medieval Christianity--East as well as West--would be a tolerant religion > along the lines of "Big Raft" Buddhism, with a fundamental belief that > we're all going to get to Heaven eventually (although some of us are > ahead of others on the road). It put medieval Christianity firmly on the > side of teaching people that they need to be really, really scared. >
Universalism continued long after Origen was condemned. Gary Denton - Unitarian Universalist Maru -- #2 on google for liberal news "I don't try harder" _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
