The title, Limbo, refers to the Catholic doctrine of limbo being a place where unbaptised children go. This is not to be compared with Heaven nor Hell. The existence of such a place seems unfair as the infants have done no wrong whatsoever. They are the quintessence of the human souls. Seamus Heaney says 'Even Christ's palm, unhealed/Smart and cannot fish here' . He questions the existence of Limbo. How can Christ himself not reach this place? If it's neither good nor wrong, is it a actual place?

Killing new born infants is in conflict with the Christian belief, because love and forgiveness are of the utmost importance here. Killing is no such form of love and compassion.

Seamus Heaney does not blame Christ for the death of the child, but the Catholic Church. It enforces laws that seem so uncompassionate and out of touch with the lives of

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