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To: Mrs. Don-o

Thank you for your clarification on the Catholic view of souls. Would the term “separately-created souls” instead of “pre-existing, pre-created” be accurate?


73 posted on 05/14/2012 9:09:04 PM PDT by ReligiousLibertyTV
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To: ReligiousLibertyTV
I don't think the best term would be "separately-created" souls, but rather "individually-created."

You wouldn't want to imply that the soul was created "separately" --- it is at no time separate from the body of the newly-conceivced child. But it is, Catholics would say, "individually" created and infused as the body comes into being. In other words, you get your body from your parents, but your soul comes straight from God. Here's a Link to some Catechism references if you want to get it in context.

85 posted on 05/15/2012 8:04:15 AM PDT by Mrs. Don-o ("He who does not have 3,000 years at his fingertips is living hand-to-mouth." -J Wolfgang von Goethe)
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