In an address at the Vatican, Pope Francis issued a statement that is sure to comfort those of faith who have lost a beloved pet. He stated that all animals go to heaven.
“The Holy Scriptures teach us that the realization of this wonderful plan covers all that is around us, and that came out of the thought and the heart of God,” Francis was quoted as saying by the Italian News site Resapubblica.
“Heaven is open to all creatures, and there [they] will be vested with the joy and love of God, without limits.”
Francis is a known animal lover. He adopted his papal name Francis, in honor of the patron saint of animals, St. Francis of Assisi.
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