do catholics believe in reincarnation or transmigration of souls?

Answer 1

No.

Just as it is appointed that human beings die once, and after this the judgment ... (Hebrews 9:27)

Catholics and most other Christians believe there is no "reincarnation" after death.

Death is the end of man's earthly pilgrimage, of the time of grace and mercy which God offers him so as to work out his earthly life in keeping with the divine plan, and to decide his ultimate destiny.

When "the single course of our earthly life" is completed, we shall not return to other earthly lives.

With love in Christ.

Answer 2

No !

Reincarnation is Buddism. Hinduism is Transmigration of the soul.

Okay, I had to look it up:

As the believed nature of the soul (jiva or atman) has a significant impact on any philosophy concerning transmigration there are a number of significant differences between both Hindu and Buddhist versions, as well as minor differences within the varied Hindu and Buddhist traditions themselves. In general, the Hindu sense is different from the Buddhist sense because, in Hinduism, a soul is both immmutable and eternal, but in many schools of Buddhism the soul is believed to be susceptible to change, and thus the character of a soul from a previous life is imprinted on the new one.

Answer 3

No. The Roman Catholic Church forbids the belief in reincarnation or transmigration of souls. The teaching violates the teaching of the resurrection once and for all of Jesus Christ.

Answer 4

No, the Catholic Church does not teach that reincarnation or transmigration of the soul is true.

Answer 5

The Catholic church removed from its doctrine all references to reincarnation, in the 6th century, the Roman hierarchy distorted the teachings of Jesus to maintain social control, for example
the Nicene Creed of Christianity, which is still practised today, is the direct result of a decision by the Roman Emperor Constantine to form a State religion to satisfy secular political imperatives of his time.

There is little doubt that in the course of such a process many of the deeper spiritual beliefs and insights espoused by Jesus were dispensed with as they were either misunderstood, or presented a real threat to the power and authority of the Roman Emperor.

Perennial esoteric spiritual concepts such as the essential unity or "oneness" of the Universe and the immortality of the Soul associated with reincarnation, the references to which where completely removed by Justinian in 553, to gain more social control, by the promotion of a "one chance to get it right or face eternal damnation" view that proved effective in maintaining social control, whilst the Roman empire began to dissolve.

This polluting influence was significant and politically motivated in altering the original teachings of Jesus and has further developed through the centuries, by modern reformers into a simplistic faith system, that is clearly incompatible with Jesus's original message.


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Answer 6

Catholics believe the soul becomes part of us at conception, leaves the body at death, and is immediately judged by Jesus Christ, who determines our eternal destiny.

At judgment day we'll be given one, new, and glorified body, with which to spend eternity.

That's it.

Answer 7

My family's catholic, and we do! Then again, it might be more of an Asian belief than a Catholic belief. I'm not sure. But I really think it's unfair for a "nonbeliever" to go to hell even if they didnt really do anything wrong. If there really is a merciful God, shouldnt they be given a second chance in life? (Not that I believe in God, but I'm just saying...)

Answer 8

No.(Medjugorje)