Did the Church ever support reincarnation?

[dontex]

I saw a claim recently that the Church accepted the idea of reincarnation until the 5th centurn. Any info you can supply on this will be appreciated.

 

[Augusta_Crowley]

These links should give you the answers that you need. If you have any further questions or concerns that are not answered by this, please [contact Catholic Answers (http://www.catholic.com/home/contact.asp) directly.
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