All Donkeys Go To Heaven...says Pope Francis

[Catherine]

We will have quite a reunion party.

I think admitting that animals have souls and are welcome in the Kingdom of Heaven is a big step in humanizing religion. This is an opposite from a religious expression that demands animal sacrifice.

One position is life giving, the other is death.

I can't accept that the God who created this incredible world is a God of death and cruelty. It just doesn't make sense. It doesn't fit.
Since there is such a disconnect between the God of Creation and these "religious manifestations" I have to conclude they do not come from God. They are part of our primitive background and we must more past them.

Pope Francis is clearly moving forward. You see it in other things he has said.