Dogs in Heaven

This pope may not be able to completely overcome the bureaucracy of the church, but he's sure earning my respect and affection, for just being a nice guy as much as he can.

http wrote:


In an effort to console a grieving boy after the death of his beloved pup, Pope Francis declared that ‘all of God’s creatures’ have a shot of ending up in heaven when they die. Francis’ puppy views reverse statements from previous popes: In 2008, Pope Benedict XVI said not all creatures are ‘called to eternity.’

I'm always careful when reading a secular news source about a statement from a religious leader because news people often try to drum up controversy to get readers. Catholics have different kinds of "teaching modes". The Pope wasn't speaking infallibly or trying to reverse Benedict. He was consoling a young boy.

That said, I'm glad to see him comforting "dog lovers".:W

"If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went."
—Will Rogers (actor, A Connecticut Yankee)

"You think dogs will not be in heaven? I tell you, they will be there long before any of us."
—Robert Louis Stevenson (author, Treasure Island)

He had Jesus install a doggie door? Lucky they had a carpenter around.

Matt B