Are you a bad Catholic if you believe in karma?

Answer 1

Roman Catholic AnswerKarma is a concept of the Indian religions: Hinduism, Buddhism, and others. The concept, as such, and the related religions from which it is taken are completely inimical to Catholicism To believe in karma is to believe in these religions which means that you are denying your faith as a Catholic, you are telling God that you don't believe that He loves you, that He died for you, and that you will live your life as if you believed those things. All of that rather sounds as if you are being a "bad" Catholic, if you want to put it that way. I know that things like karma and other beliefs of the eastern religions have their attraction and sound reasonable; but you have to realize the Catholic faith itself is much more attractive, and much more reasonable, you have just become jaded through familiarity and have stopped growing in your faith and are looking for new things. My suggestion would be to find a knowledgeable Catholic or a priest you trust, and talk to them about these things. I am positive that they can point you in the right direction, say a book to read, or something, in which you can rediscover your faith and discover for the first time the endless horizons contained therein.