musturde Posted January 19, 2004 Share Posted January 19, 2004 (edited) Yes, an other forum but it's Catholic... We are talking about stigmata. what are your views on it? Note: Please check the page I listed before u post... http://cathgen.proboards20.com/index.cgi?b...4457937&start=0 Edited January 19, 2004 by musturde Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phatcatholic Posted January 19, 2004 Share Posted January 19, 2004 musturde, i read the comments from that forum, and here's what i think: since i have always understood stigmata to fall under "private" revelation (as opposed to "public" revelation--for an article on this, go here), catholics are not obligated to believe in the stigmata. however, when a claim is made that a person bears the stigmata, the Church always does thorough research to determine if it is true, and has claimed the affirmative in several cases. i trust the deliberation of the Church. so, if they affirm that a saint has recieved the stigmata, i am quite inclined to affirm it as well. truly mystical stigmata has characteristics that separate it from anything that could be psychological induced, which also aids in belief. for more on this, consult the following articles: --What is the Stigmata? --Mystical Stigmata i hope this helps........pax christi, phatcatholic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musturde Posted January 19, 2004 Author Share Posted January 19, 2004 thanks man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phatcatholic Posted January 19, 2004 Share Posted January 19, 2004 thanks man np......that's why i'm here ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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