So the Pope says animals are going to heaven.
Even though he is not a nonbeliever Clay Farris Naff finds it a charming concecpt.
But he wonders if Pope Francis meant to include bacteria?
Another week, another story about Pope Francis saying something a little weird and a little cool.
News reports suggested that Francis told a boy that dogs go to heaven.
As it turned out, the current pope was misquoted.
What the Pope said was a little more nuanced than what the media would have us believe – and of course not quite as sensational.
But Naff says, “He had better, because bacteria are part of who we are — a big part. The microbiome within us makes our survival possible.”
He finishes his post by by saying, “In truth, whether there are plants, animals, or microbes in heaven doesn’t worry me.”
“As an atheist and humanist, I haven’t the least expectation of an afterlife, and that leaves me free to try to be the best person I can in the limited time I’ve got.”