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This is absolutely a common myth, but Limbo is not (and never has been) an official teaching of the Catholic Church. If you want to read about it, here is the link from the Vatican website: https://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cfaith/cti_documents/rc_con_cfaith_doc_20070419_un-baptised-infants_en.html But this is the relevant information: The teaching of Limbo was "never entered into the dogmatic definitions of the Magisterium" "in the Catechism of the Catholic Church (1992), the theory of limbo is not mentioned. Rather, the Catechism teaches that infants who die without baptism are entrusted by the Church to the mercy of God, as is shown in the specific funeral rite for such children. The principle that God desires the salvation of all people gives rise to the hope that there is a path to salvation for infants who die without baptism (cf. CCC, 1261)"

There were definitely Catholics who were taught about Limbo, but it has never been an official teaching of the Catholic Church. There was also a time when Catholics were also taught that anyone who was not Baptized could not go to Heaven, but officially the Church says that we don't know but hope that they can be saved by the Grace of God. I wish the Church would go a step further and admit that they have no business definitively saying what happens after we die and that God can do whatever God wants to do. I've always been a bit put off by humans claiming to have that authority. But I'll try to get off my soap box and remind myself that Young Sheldon is a sitcom and a show that I enjoy and that I should try to stop taking those things so seriously :-)

Many Christians do believe that the unbaptized will not go to Heaven, but the Catholic Church does not teach that. Although, I supposed it's possible that Mandy's mom didn't know that.

Me, too! I love this show. I really do! It is absolutely better than most of the shows on TV these days. Sure, there are parts that don't perfectly mesh with me, but overall, I love it!

I think they definitely downplayed Mandy’s reaction. Most parents I know it would’ve been absolutely livid! I thought the baptisms were unrealistic - at least the Catholic one. I don’t know any priest who would baptize a baby without first meeting with the parents. Most priest would want to have a couple of different sessions with them before the baptism. But, Young Sheldon is a sitcom, and in general, the seriousness of everything was downplayed.

I don't know that they retconned it. Sheldon has never been a reliable narrator.

I would be willing to bet they didn't have a choice. From what other TLC reality stars have said in interviews, once you sign that contract, TLC has the right to film those moments if they want.

Mariah and Micah and Berry are often telling Ethan that nothing's more important than family and that they love their family and they'll do anything for family, and all season it has just really bugged me. When does Olivia become "family?" As Mariah goes on and on about family, Ethan finally says to her, "I'm a little confused, because where does Olivia fall into that?" Mariah responds, "Um, I think we all know?" Yes, I realize they will never consider Olivia to be family, but I'm glad Ethan finally said it. I'm curious as to where the conversation will go next week.

Yes! Of course Olivia tried to deal with it all before they left for Europe. Who would want to be trying to explain all of this to Moriah during a trip to Europe. Why would Olivia hold the music “hostage?” What did she have to gain be doing that? It’s just sad that Micah would even think that.

I'm guessing they were reading glasses. He's at that age when you start needing them.

What happened? Why did Moriah not have hair? My satellite cut out for a couple of minutes, so I missed her story.

Nice! But I really want to see Wes Chatham!!!!!

Monday? I thought it was going to be next Friday. I don’t know. Is Starz promoting something else today?

I didn't think we were supposed to know who that is. I thought it was a cliff hanger, to be learned in the next episode. The show has made it pretty clear that the ability to time travel is hereditary. As far as when they travel to (how many years) and what else you need to do, Roger is writing his "Hitchhikers Guide to Time Travel," and what fun would that be if we already had all the answers. I feel like we are supposed to be along for the ride as the characters try to figure it out. The only thing we seem to be certain about is that you need a gem stone. Why different people can travel more or less than the 200 ish years that Claire, Bree and Roger travel is still a mystery. They've also talked about a blood sacrifice (or was that just creepy Geillis Duncan) and whether or not you need to be thinking of someone. I think both of those are still up in the air.

At the beginning of Episode 4, as Roger’s driving through the arch, it says, “Lallybroch 1980.” I think it’s fair to say it could be 1981 by now.

Your post made me very curious, so I looked up a couple of things. Daniel Morgan was born in the Colonies (probably New Jersey, according to Wikipediea). His parents were Welsh immigrants, and all four of his grandparents lived in Pennsylvania. (He also had 6 siblings.) It seems likely he would have a Welsh accent or at least his accent would be strongly influenced. The bio on the Hunters was lacking in details. They were orphaned very young and taken care of by their Quaker community before a relative was located in London. Denny went to school in Philadelphia and apprenticed in London. (I believe Rachel stayed in London.). I’m guessing their accents would be heavily influenced by their time in London. It seems to me that accents of the time would really be determined by the community a person lived in. I would suspect Jemmy had a strong Scottish accent, because Fraser’s Ridge was mostly Scots, and I get the impression that the nearby Germans we hear so much about have maintained their German accents. I was bummed Breanna didn’t have a Boston accent. I’ve read that it’s a difficult accent to learn, but I think it would have been cool. i actually like the character of Breanna and the actress. (I know, minority opinion.) I do wish someone would tell her that she says “anything” wrong. She’s been on the show for seven years. Surely someone in production has noticed 😊

The character has already been introduced this season. I just wasn’t sure if it was something I had missed in previous books. I'm really looking forward to my reread of Echo. Now that I know who to look for, I’m hoping I’ll follow the story better.

After the mid-season finale, I plan to reread Echo.

This plot point completely went over my head until I read something in Bees. Had we already met this individual before this season?

Wow … The Skye Boat Song is going to sound very different this week. I’m absolutely going to be in crying and thinking of her family.

So, I've been giving this way too much thought, but ... Even if Graham McTavish were playing Buck, would a nonbookreader have actually recognized Buck at the end of the episode? I'm honestly thinking they probably would not have. He was barely in the earlier episode, and it was just the one episode. I'm starting to think that the show runners saw it as more of a cliff hanger than a reveal.

That part did seem silly. I think that was the one part that was bothering me. I liked much of this episode, but the parts in the woods should have been suspenseful and just weren't. Jamie & Co. looking for Claire and bump into Denzell, then everyone relaxes because there couldn't possibly be anyone else nearby. Ian almost shoots an arrow at Jamie, but then sees that it's Jamie. Oh, good, we're fine now. Claire and Jamie proceed to have a conversation out in the open. They've done such a great job in the past, that this was just a bit of a let down. Did I mention I did like this episode? Because I really did, other than the lack of tension in the woods.

He was responsible for Roger getting hanged. He is Morag MacKenzie’s husband, and he thought Roger was a bit too friendly with her.

I read the books a few years ago and only read Echo once, so I really don’t remember much. I’m so glad we got to see Walter Woodcock! He and Claire we just so sweet together. Loved Roger and Bree discussing time travel and his Hitchhikers Guide :-) Awesome way to end the episode! Roger was way too nice to Buck in the past. I forget, does Buck realize who Roger is at this point? I don’t even remember why Buck is in Scotland.