When I was 10 years old, I answered for myself the question of whether dogs could go to heaven. The answer seemed clear to me: Yes, my dog would be with me in heaven because heaven is the place where you would be completely happy, and I knew I couldn't ever be happy without my dog. Ergo, dogs would be in heaven.
I just read that Pope Francis said animals are God's creatures, and there is a place for them in Paradise. I'll have to look up how many Popes there were before one of them agreed with me. Instead of being a source of comfort, though, the Pope's words made me cry because I no longer believe that. I'd love to think that I would re-unite with Lassie, and it would be wonderful to hear Cosmo's "talking" in the morning, and writhing with joy when the boys returned home from college. But then I think of the vast numbers of cows and chickens, birds, and fish and insects, and I lose hope.
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