Question:  What is a stigmata?  Is this a denominational belief of other Christian faiths?

            Debbie

Answer:  Dear Debbie,

            Stigmata is a mystical belief, primarily in the Catholic tradition, that non-living objects are, for some reason, divinely caused to weep, bleed, etc. – as a sign of God’s presence.  Most Christian scholars, and virtually all Protestant Christians, along with many Catholics and Orthodox, view this as a highly subjective and mystical event with no basis in fact.

            In Christ,

            Greg Albrecht