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36. Why would God deny me the chance to see my beloved companions again, what kind

Fri Dec 12, 2014, 11:17 AM

Dec 2014

of "heaven" would that be? What, just people up there? Lame. Anyhoo, theology aside, the Pope's a nice man comforting a sad child.

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Pope Francis tells boy whose dog had died that heaven is open to all [View all] Derek V Dec 2014 OP

well, that's very cool. CTyankee Dec 2014 #1

Open to all except NV Whino Dec 2014 #2

Haliburton has its own Heaven. Ken Burch Dec 2014 #85

They probably have KBR meals NV Whino Dec 2014 #88

So if a dog viciously mauls a child to death... jberryhill Dec 2014 #3

Dogs aren't vicious Derek V Dec 2014 #6

Who said they were? jberryhill Dec 2014 #10

I imagine that these self-raised dogs weren't vicious, then. Orrex Dec 2014 #39

To go to heaven, the dog must accept cheeses. (n/t) thesquanderer Dec 2014 #19

:) renate Dec 2014 #73

....as their personal flavor? robbob Dec 2014 #87

only good dogs go to heaven :) Sunlei Dec 2014 #21

Yes Shivering Jemmy Dec 2014 #37

Glad to hear there are chilly dogs in heaven. Orrex Dec 2014 #40

Good One! ProfessorGAC Dec 2014 #69

By "open to all" he meant all those who are good Reter Dec 2014 #79

The dog isn't acting out of viciousness. Ken Burch Dec 2014 #86

I guess if people can believe in heaven, then why not have animals there? FLPanhandle Dec 2014 #4

Now, there's my idea of heaven; me and my mutt cuddled together for eternity. mountain grammy Dec 2014 #57

People and dogs in heaven wcollar Dec 2014 #62

Heaven wouldn't be heaven without my cats meow2u3 Dec 2014 #93

To put it another way, Heaven couldn't be Heaven without dogs. n/t Orsino Dec 2014 #117

Let's follow the logical progression... brooklynite Dec 2014 #5

Just cut the dog in half, seal the sides with some clear plastic, you have two working dogs snooper2 Dec 2014 #8

A hard core Catholic will tell you christx30 Dec 2014 #59

Not If They Get A Tribunal Dissolution ProfessorGAC Dec 2014 #71

I want my pets to go to heaven with me. hrmjustin Dec 2014 #7

careful what you wish for, sometimes they come back- not the same, the ground has gone sour snooper2 Dec 2014 #12

Great movie. hrmjustin Dec 2014 #14

Does this means animals can go to hell too? bigworld Dec 2014 #9

Of course HERVEPA Dec 2014 #11

Nope. Xolodno Dec 2014 #13

There is nothing in the passage you cite about animals. candelista Dec 2014 #16

humans are animals too Sunlei Dec 2014 #26

And a cabbage is a vegetable. candelista Dec 2014 #34

oh I love cabbage, delicious! Sunlei Dec 2014 #38

Read a little bit closer...I think you are looking for the obvious... Xolodno Dec 2014 #30

Pope Francis has said he believes in evolution. Soooo ... Arugula Latte Dec 2014 #78

If thats your view... Xolodno Dec 2014 #91

only if they ride on the roof of the republicans car or are trapped in the republicans factory farms Sunlei Dec 2014 #25

I would say yes and no Bradical79 Dec 2014 #41

Hades has one at the gate, if that's any indication jberryhill Dec 2014 #46

This is actually a big deal. candelista Dec 2014 #15

what is a soul? Sunlei Dec 2014 #27

A fictitious invention rjsquirrel Dec 2014 #103

no I think a soul is the feeling of comfort I had when I see the Pope comfort a child Sunlei Dec 2014 #104

Seems like a scenario would be easy to come up with Bradical79 Dec 2014 #29

No. candelista Dec 2014 #31

What is pan-animism? Bradical79 Dec 2014 #35

Catholic.com: "Animals have souls--and so do plants." bananas Dec 2014 #112

Not immortal ones. candelista Dec 2014 #121

And what of Sparky? Bluenorthwest Dec 2014 #17

This is contrary to church dogma Feral Child Dec 2014 #18

Right. candelista Dec 2014 #20

Thanks for the back-up. Feral Child Dec 2014 #22

Wow! Brewinblue Dec 2014 #28

Indeed, Feral Child Dec 2014 #48

I have no issues with you personally. Brewinblue Dec 2014 #109

I believe I've mentioned I'm done Feral Child Dec 2014 #113

With the incidental effect of making a sad kid feel better jberryhill Dec 2014 #42

Entirely incidental. Feral Child Dec 2014 #52

"Perhaps you, as a Believer" what the ever-living fuck? jberryhill Dec 2014 #61

That's arrogant, jberryhill. Feral Child Dec 2014 #84

No, Catholicism teaches that animals have souls and must be treated with respect. bananas Dec 2014 #115

Whatever your links say, they are wrong. candelista Dec 2014 #118

A dog would not need salvation... jberryhill Dec 2014 #23

Forgive me Feral Child Dec 2014 #54

According to THomas Cahill's "Heretics and Heros", hedgehog Dec 2014 #58

You're certainly Feral Child Dec 2014 #64

Thomas Cahill is the author of a series of very readable books discussing hedgehog Dec 2014 #68

Thanks. Feral Child Dec 2014 #80

Glad to be of help. Cahill is rather critical of organized religion himself, hedgehog Dec 2014 #90

Folks misunderstand me sometimes. Feral Child Dec 2014 #101

Dogma that has changed many, many, many times over 2000 years. onehandle Dec 2014 #66

I understand that and am not quibbling. Feral Child Dec 2014 #81

A conversation between the Pope and a child was reported in the news. onehandle Dec 2014 #92

Hmmm.... Feral Child Dec 2014 #100

Try Sshweitzer, Lewis, Augustine or Chesterton LanternWaste Dec 2014 #82

I'm just not interested. Feral Child Dec 2014 #89

Catholic article on the question saying differently: Yo_Mama Dec 2014 #98

Ok, I was wrong! Feral Child Dec 2014 #99

I love this pope! Kingofalldems Dec 2014 #24

He sure is better than the last guy. candelista Dec 2014 #32

Me, too!!! hamsterjill Dec 2014 #55

I'm an atheist and even I wouldn't tell a little kid his dog won't be in heaven. FLPanhandle Dec 2014 #33

That's what makes The Invention of Lying such a great movie jberryhill Dec 2014 #43

Well, it is the Pope's job to think about such things Bradical79 Dec 2014 #45

Why would God deny me the chance to see my beloved companions again, what kind TwilightGardener Dec 2014 #36

You've actually destroyed the concept of heaven, as a matter of fact Orrex Dec 2014 #44

You're bumming me out. TwilightGardener Dec 2014 #50

I find it disturbing that so many people show so little concern about cpwm17 Dec 2014 #106

heaven is now full of holes kiri Dec 2014 #75

1600+ Years of... Xolodno Dec 2014 #94

'Well, it was a nice place, till all the damn dead bacteria started showing up AtheistCrusader Dec 2014 #47

So there are more ants in heaven than here. Kablooie Dec 2014 #49

Fundies not liking this one. Kingofalldems Dec 2014 #51

The persistence of supernatural beliefs and imaginary creatures in the 21st century is RKP5637 Dec 2014 #53

Another fairy tale mantis49 Dec 2014 #107

I heard a comedian on the radio awhile back say... KinMd Dec 2014 #56

But my dog was a Protestant. tclambert Dec 2014 #60

And my cats have never accepted Jesus as their Lord and Savior. progressoid Dec 2014 #67

I can't imagine a cat accepting anyone as its Lord. tclambert Dec 2014 #70

Your cat doesn't have to accept anyone as Lord, because he or she knows that he or she is Lord. amandabeech Dec 2014 #119

https://apostchristiannation.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/free-poster-od25z5uyub-popemobile.jpg blkmusclmachine Dec 2014 #63

Yeah, I'm hoping to see my late feline and canine family again... 47of74 Dec 2014 #65

"No Dogs In Heaven" Brother Buzz Dec 2014 #72

And fleas? yurbud Dec 2014 #74

My wife said when she was in catholic school the nuns insisted animals didn't go to heaven... many diabeticman Dec 2014 #76

by making up a story? brooklynite Dec 2014 #105

Does this apply to uni-cellular animals, too? Arugula Latte Dec 2014 #77

All Dogs Go To Heaven - one of Don Bluth's best films. Psephos Dec 2014 #83

Black Francis beat him by 26 years or so. AngryAmish Dec 2014 #95

Newsflash! It was Pope Paul VI who said this, not Francis! muriel_volestrangler Dec 2014 #96

Of course, I INSTANTLY thought of this: Yo_Mama Dec 2014 #97

Hey little boy, let Big Daddy lie rjsquirrel Dec 2014 #102

I'm glad the kid didn't lose his dog under the reign of Benny the Rat jmowreader Dec 2014 #108

Francis didn't say anything about dogs at all; it was Paul VI in the 60s or 70s muriel_volestrangler Dec 2014 #110

Scroll to the top of this thread jmowreader Dec 2014 #111

Follow the link, and read the correction from CBC muriel_volestrangler Dec 2014 #114

How many dogs can dance on the head of a pin? mulsh Dec 2014 #116

Chihuahuas or Great Danes? n/t amandabeech Dec 2014 #120