[sinkspur]

There is not nor ever was, in all of Scripture and Church teaching, any equation between one's sufferings and the sins of one's past life

Let me repeat that

There is not nor ever was, in all of Scripture and Church teaching, any equation between one's sufferings and the sins of one's past life`

Thanks for Fr. Mateo's quote.

He agrees with me, not you.

[Cultural Jihad]

Larry thought he had sinned in a previous life to be suffering so in his present life, and Father Mateo corrected him, which in no way negates what Christianity teaches on the nature of sin and suffering. All I do is describe Reality. Anyone is free to disagree with Reality if they want to.

[Cultural Jihad]

I stand corrected. Father Mateo said "past life" as a reference to the present life. As to the general statement about the nature of sin and suffering, that is what I was taught, and if you have contradictory teachings I would appreciate reading them.