"Every time Christians recite the Apostles' Creed, they affirm their
belief in what will happen to them after death: 'I believe in the
resurrection of the body and life everlasting.'
"The belief in the resurrection of one's physical body at the end of
time is central to Christian theology, and finds its basis in the
resurrection of Christ, who rose in body and soul three days after his
passion and death.
"But according to a new Pew survey, 29 percent of Christians in the US
hold the New Age belief of reincarnation - the belief that when one's
body dies, one's soul lives on in a new and different body, unrelated to
the first.
"The percentage of Catholics in the US who said they believe in
reincarnation was even higher - 36 percent; just shy of the 38 percent
of religiously unaffiliated people who said they believe the same.
However, according to Catholic teaching, belief in anything other
than the resurrection of the body is completely incompatible with a
Christian theology and anthropology of the human person."
In a recent commentary, writer Mary Rezac reflected on where the belief in resurrection came from, what this belief means for Christians, and why Christians should reject reincarnation.
To access Ms. Rezac's complete essay, please visit:
Orange County Catholic: Why Christians Believe in Resurrection, not Reincarnation (24 OCT 18)
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