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Pope Francis even brings the Gospel to your pets

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Pope Francis even brings the Gospel to your pets
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Pope Francis even brings the Gospel to your pets
December 14, 2014 at 1:34 am (This post was last modified: December 14, 2014 at 1:34 am by Mudhammam.)
Quote:The news accounts of Francis’ remarks were welcomed by groups like the Humane Society of the United States and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, who saw them as a repudiation of conservative Roman Catholic theology that says animals cannot go to heaven because they have no souls.

Coverage of religion is often indistinguishable from reading the Onion.

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RE: Pope Francis even brings the Gospel to your pets
December 14, 2014 at 1:38 am (This post was last modified: December 14, 2014 at 1:40 am by Darkstar.)
Isn't it great how you can just make stuff up to give your religion more appeal, and nobody will bat an eyelid? It's almost as if they know that the validity of religion is decided solely on how popular it is and not on whether there's actually any evidence that anything they're saying is true.

Wait... does this also mean that animals can go to hell? Are the criterion for that the same as humans? Is is even possible for non-sapient animals to accept Jesus into their hearts?
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RE: Pope Francis even brings the Gospel to your pets
December 14, 2014 at 1:58 am
Quote:Isn't it great how you can just make stuff up to give your religion more appeal, and nobody will bat an eyelid?

Catholics are pretty much the stupidest bastards going.
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RE: Pope Francis even brings the Gospel to your pets
December 14, 2014 at 2:42 am
I guess the Catholic Church intend to move onto other mammals when most of humanity outgrows superstition.
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RE: Pope Francis even brings the Gospel to your pets
December 14, 2014 at 3:10 am
So how can pets get into heaven if they haven't accepted JC and asked for forgiveness?
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RE: Pope Francis even brings the Gospel to your pets
December 14, 2014 at 3:54 am
(December 14, 2014 at 3:10 am)Zen Badger Wrote: So how can pets get into heaven if they haven't accepted JC and asked for forgiveness?

They no have original sin. Duh.
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RE: Pope Francis even brings the Gospel to your pets
December 14, 2014 at 7:43 am
Can't speak for Heaven, although I'm all but certain one of our cats (The Booj) is going to Hell. Not for sinning, but I suspect he's going to put the place under new management.

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RE: Pope Francis even brings the Gospel to your pets
December 14, 2014 at 7:53 am
(December 14, 2014 at 1:58 am)Minimalist Wrote: Catholics are pretty much the stupidest bastards going.

Stupid I reserve for certain brands of evangelicals, who don't even accept science if it slaps them square between the eyes. As far as Catholics go, sleazy is the better term. They're always wiggling out under the weight of reality.
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RE: Pope Francis even brings the Gospel to your pets
December 14, 2014 at 7:54 am
After all, they have an official astronomer who's a serious guy, and calling the Jesuits stupid is also a stretch
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RE: Pope Francis even brings the Gospel to your pets
December 14, 2014 at 8:09 am
Leave my pets alone you stupid hat wearing lying cunt. Start shopping out your pedophiles instead.
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