YOU know it - no matter what the media says!

[Karen]

When presented with a pair of donkeys, Thea and Noah, and also in comforting a child whose dog had recently died, Pope Francis made news by stating All Animals Go to Heaven/

I have known this my whole life, of course, but a previous Pope said it was not true (which didn't affect me, I am not Catholic, after all!). So it was so nice that Pope Francis - who chose the name of Francis after St. Francis of Assisi, patron saint of animals - set the record straight!!!!

So happy, we made a shirt/hoodie -

http://teespring.com/allpetsgotoheaven - we were only allowed to choose 3 colors for the T, and three for the hoodie

[Karen]

Have you, like me, always just known pets go to heaven? Has anyone tried to convince you otherwise?

[cassiesmom]

This quote comforted me when Cassie went to the Rainbow Bridge earlier this year. "God will prepare everything for our perfect happiness in heaven, and if it takes my dog being there, I believe he'll be there." -- Billy Graham, Christian evangelist

[Asiel]

It was always my understanding even as a child that all our pets go to heaven--- would never believe otherwise even if someone told me different.

[pomtzu]

Of course all pets go to Heaven - there has never been any doubt in my mind about it.

I'm not Catholic - tho you might think I would be because I'm Italian. Dad was Catholic - Mom wasn't - and he felt us ( we ?) kids should be raised in church but it didn't matter which.

Anyway - I just adore Pope Francis - he appears to be such a happy and social Pope -unlike so many of the "stuffy" ones in the past. Perhaps his love of animals has some bearing there too. All of my pooches since when I had my 3 Lhasas 25+ years ago, have all worn a St Francis medal on their collar. I'm pretty certain that it was instrumental to some degree, in helping them to live such relatively long lives. Of course - Myndi made it to almost 18, Sparky to 14, and Tai who was my girl Lhasa, saw 16, and Scooter (Mr Bad Boy Lhasa), saw 14. And now Wolfy wears one............

[pomtzu]

You hooked me on this one Karen - even tho I said I wasn't going to buy anything for myself till after the holidays. I ordered a tee in blue - now I hope they get enough orders to do a run.