No, not in the popular sense. The Catholic Church does not teach a rapture that takes believers from the earth before a time of tribulation. It teaches one visible return of Christ at the end of time, when the dead will rise and the living will be “caught up” to meet him, as 1 Thessalonians 4:17 says. It helps to remember why Paul wrote that verse at all. The Christians of Thessalonica were grieving for believers who had died, and…

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