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Catholicism and Orthodox Christianity

LibertyLover

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13. Oh dear - the fundamentalists

Reply to rug (Original post)

Fri Dec 12, 2014, 09:04 AM

Dec 2014

are going to be very upset about this. They are adamant that heaven is only for people because animals don't have souls, so they can't accept Jesus and be saved. The last time one of the popes intimated that animals might go to heaven the fundigelicals here in the US screamed about it like nobody's business, saying that it was un-biblical and papist nonsense. I believe that one of the Southern Baptist honchos gave quite the denunciation.

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It’s a Dog’s Afterlife: Pope Francis Says There’s a Place for Pets in Paradise [View all] rug Dec 2014 OP

Taking as he did, his papal name from St. Francis, that statement seems apropos. hlthe2b Dec 2014 #1

JP II said essentially the same thing. ColesCountyDem Dec 2014 #2

My priests once told me "All things return to God" Drahthaardogs Dec 2014 #21

Just so. ColesCountyDem Dec 2014 #22

. baldguy Dec 2014 #3

That one always gets to me... Rhiannon12866 Dec 2014 #6

"Travelers to unknown regions would be well-advised to take along the family dog." rug Dec 2014 #10

As my grimmer used to say... Prophet 451 Dec 2014 #4

Doggie tails are wagging vlyons Dec 2014 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author pangaia Dec 2014 #7

What I would give to see my Pyrs Abigail and Belle Fortinbras Armstrong Dec 2014 #8

“dogs and angels are not very far apart” - Charles Bukowski bluedigger Dec 2014 #9

Every year they have a Catholic Mass for the animals in this neck of the woods. MADem Dec 2014 #11

I brought my daughter's chinchilla one year. rug Dec 2014 #12

Oh dear - the fundamentalists LibertyLover Dec 2014 #13

I think fundiegelicals.... BlancheSplanchnik Dec 2014 #14

Fundiegelicals don't understand the Bible like they think they do meow2u3 Dec 2014 #16

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) is one of the seven rustbeltvoice Dec 2014 #17

Scripture also warns against personal interpretation meow2u3 Dec 2014 #19

Oh dear, the Aggressive Atheists already are.. whathehell Dec 2014 #18

Sometimes the only way to tell the difference okasha Dec 2014 #23

LOl. .True, that. whathehell Dec 2014 #24

Question is, do cats go to heaven? meow2u3 Dec 2014 #15

Lol! rug Dec 2014 #20