THE_YAK .. maybe he did and that's why he came out with his no more limbo decree .. was sure i posted on it, but can't find it ..
Yesterday, after years of deep reflection and theological agonizing, Pope Benedict XVI formally abolished the concept of limbo. In a 41-page document, the Pontiff expressed “optimism that unbaptized children will someday reach heaven,” reported the Catholic News Service. It’s something Benny has been mulling over ever since he was plain old Cardinal Ratzinger. In his 1985 “Ratzinger Report,” the Cardinal assured the world that “Limbo was never a defined truth of faith. Personally, I would abandon it, since it was only a theological hypothesis.” Later, in 2000, he went on to elaborate, explaining that the idea of limbo came about as a protective measure, “to justify the necessity of baptizing infants as early as possible” in order to wash away any traces of Original Sin. .. more ..http://www.somareview.com/flashlimbo.cfm