Reincarnationism

Reincarnationism or biblical reincarnation is the belief that certain people are or can be reincarnations of biblical figures, such as Jesus Christ and the Virgin Mary.[1]

Christianity

Some Christians believe that certain New Testament figures are reincarnations of Old Testament figures. For example, John the Baptist is believed by some to be a reincarnation of the prophet Elijah.[1]

Other Christians believe the Second Coming of Jesus was fulfilled by reincarnation. Sun Myung Moon, the founder of the Unification Church, considered himself to be the fulfillment of Jesus' return.

Catholicism

The Catholic Church does not believe in reincarnation, which it regards as being incompatible with death.[2] Nonetheless, the leaders of certain sects in the church have taught that they are reincarnations of Mary - for example, Marie-Paule Giguère of the Army of Mary[3] and Maria Franciszka of the former Mariavites.[4]

The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith excommunicated the Army of Mary for teaching heresy, including reincarnationism.[5]

gollark: Also, I meant sticking your node between A and B and just using A's connection for backhaul for B, not providing your own connection.
gollark: But you would have to pay for that.
gollark: (The alternative of paying per middle node... fixes some problems and introduces exciting new ones)
gollark: (Although that breaks horribly too, since you're incentivized to run 10000 middle nodes which funnel money to you for your own connection)
gollark: (I'm assuming that you pay a fixed amount per packet or something which is split between all the nodes participating in sending that)

See also

References
  1. Biblical Accounts that Suggest Reincarnation
  2. "CCC - PART 1 SECTION 2 CHAPTER 3 ARTICLE 11". Vatican.va. Retrieved 2012-05-23.
  3. "Army of Mary Doctrinal Note". Cccb.ca. Retrieved 2012-05-23.
  4. Pius X (1904-09-04). "Pius X, Tribus Circiter (05/04/1906)". Vatican.va. Retrieved 2012-05-23.
  5. http://www.cccb.ca/site/images/stories/pdf/decl_excomm_english.pdf
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