2007-11-25 15:46:31 · 19 answers · asked by bulletprooflonliness 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
That doesn't sound like any teaching that I'm aware of out of Rome.
2007-11-26 10:54:47 · answer #1 · answered by timbers 5 · 9⤊ 0⤋
Disclaimer: I am Baptist. But I think this is valid for all traditional Christians. Reincarnation is not mainstream in any variety of Christianity with which I am familiar. It conflicts with the doctrine of resurrection. Which body will the spirit be reunited with on the final day? More importantly, Scripture suggests that a man dies once, with judgment following. See Hebrews 9:27. Most importantly, reincarnation suggests karma as the model for spiritual purification. This wires the atonement completely out of the equation. Bad. Probably why it will never be widely accepted among those who really believe in the resurrected Jesus.
2007-11-25 16:07:02 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. Roman Catholics do not believe in the doctrine of reincarnation.
2007-11-25 15:49:26 · answer #3 · answered by Goonhilda 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
There is no such thing as reincarnation. The catechism of the catholic CHurch teaches:
1013 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: "It is appointed for men to die once." There is no "reincarnation" after death.
2007-11-26 04:17:21 · answer #4 · answered by Daver 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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.
For more information, see the Catechism of the Catholic Church, section 1013 and following: http://www.usccb.org/catechism/text/pt1sect2chpt3art11.htm#1013
With love in Christ.
2007-11-25 17:02:10 · answer #5 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Roman Catholic Faith does not accept the idea of previous lives or re-incarnation.
2007-11-25 15:51:06 · answer #6 · answered by keydoto 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
NO!
You die, then your soul goes to heaven, hell, or limbo.
That's the catholic belief.
If the catholic belief doesn't tickle your fancy, try something else. If you like the idea of reincarnation, I'd bet you would really enjoy mysticism. Mysticism teaches better values than the catholic church too, and they don't want your money.
I don't know, I'm pantheistic.
2007-11-25 16:01:48 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
As a catholic, I do not believe reincarnation.
2007-11-25 16:01:51 · answer #8 · answered by Marlou G 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you call yourself a Roman Catholic and believe in these things... you have answered your question
2007-11-25 15:49:16 · answer #9 · answered by Atomic New Theory 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Church may not like it but there's nothing stopping a Catholic or anyone else from believing in it.
2007-11-25 15:49:57 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, this is inconsistent with Catholic and other Christian faiths. When a person dies, his or her soul is either untied forever with the Father in Heaven, or is forever deparated from the Father in Hell.
2007-11-26 01:23:56 · answer #11 · answered by Sldgman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋