Directives From the Guardian
29 BAHÁ'U'LLÁH (In accepting)
"In accepting Bahá'u'lláh you have accepted Christ in His
appearance as the Father, as He Himself so clearly foretold. The
Catholic Church does not believe this; on the contrary, it still
awaits the return of Christ. If you decide, in order to be buried
next to your dear husband, to return to the Church, you
either would have to, in good faith, deny Bahá'u'lláh or you
would be just using the church as a means to satisfy a desire of
your own, which would certainly not be an upright and conscientious
thing to do.
"When you think that your husband's soul is now free of
the limitations of this world, and that he no doubt is beginning
to see religious truth in its true light and to appreciate the
station of Bahá'u'lláh, you should ask yourself whether he would
wish you to leave the truth for this day and re-enter the church
just for the sake of your dust being near his dust. Your spirit,
when you pass away, will be near his spirit; of what importance,
then, is the body? He will pray for your guidance in
this matter."
Directives From the Guardian
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