by Sara Parvis

Do you ever say the Apostles’ Creed? If so, how do you feel about saying ‘I believe in the Resurrection of the Body’?

The editorial of the April/May issue of Open House honestly raises the problem many modern Catholics have with the doctrine of the bodily  resurrection of Jesus. ‘As science takes life back millions of years there appears no future for eternity. The Catholic Requiem praying for eternal rest has been replaced by reminiscences of the recent life. Contemplating the millions consigned even in this day and age to an untoward end it is difficult to imagine a place in heaven for them all’.