#12220 Did the Church Ever Teach Reincarnation? And More Questions - Jimmy Akin

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🗓️ 31 May 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Did the Catholic Church ever teach reincarnation? Some claim early Christians believed in it, but what does history actually say? In this episode of Catholic Answers Live, we examine the origins of this myth, what the Church Fathers believed, and how Catholic doctrine on the soul and resurrection firmly rejects reincarnation. Karlo Broussard sets the record straight with clarity and charity.

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Questions Covered:

02:32 – If Joseph had a home in Bethlehem, why would he need to find a place to stay?
11:17 – Is it true that at one point the Church taught reincarnation?
14:58 – What is the new Jerusalem and the new heaven in Rev. 21?
20:20 – What are your thoughts about pursuing a career in the Church? What jobs with a theology degree do you think are out there where one could raise a family?
23:34 – Was Mark 16:9-20 originally part of the canon?
35:57 – Since DNA is all different, will there be a point when DNA sequences will start repeating, if this happens will it be the end time?
39:15 – How does one self-verify visions that one experiences?
45:30 – What is the bottom line on demons?

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0:32.1	Jimmy Aiken, our guest, it's asked me anything this hour.
0:35.9	And people have been asking them anything.
0:37.7	We've all kinds of interesting questions.
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0:48.8	Jimmy, nice to have you back for another hour.
0:51.7	Howdy, sigh?
0:52.8	Nice to be had back for another hour. Well said, Jimmy. Well said.
0:57.7	Nice job just turning it back around on me. Let's see. We got tons and tons of questions,
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