"I'm Catholic, but..."
Roman Catholic Christianity is a religion, not a culture. You cannot accept only the aspects of the faith you like and not others, as one might with cultural practices.
If you are an atheist, you are not Catholic. If you think abortion is a-okay, you are not Catholic. If you reject the Real Presence, you are not Catholic. If you believe in reincarnation, you are not Catholic.
This isn’t just some blogger’s opinion. This is Church dogma. There are countless resources explaining the Church’s views on every item imaginable; if you’re unsure about something, you can research it. If you have researched it and reject the teachings, congratulations, you’ve entered the thrilling world of apostasy.
I do believe reincarnation may be possible. I don’t live by it and swear is true, but I don’t reject the idea entirely either. Guess I’m not that great of a catholic as I thought.
Catholics believe that through Christ, we have eternal life in Heaven. There might be a pit stop in purgatory, but ultimately, we will be with Christ. The alternative is Hell.
As a Catholic, where do you think reincarnation fits into this? I’m not trying to be condescending; I’m trying to understand where you’re coming from.
Like I said, I don’t necessarily believe it but I don’t think it’s impossible either. However if you’d still like to know more about my thoughts on it, I have a pretty lengthy response.
