Pope Francis, the animal lover. The lover of all creatures. The man who visited the United States this past week in a whirlwind tour had everyone scrambling to capture his every move, his every word and his every kiss to the downtrodden. And yes, he said it: His Holiness himself declared that all creatures will be heading to heaven, according to The New York Daily News.
On the question that all animals are going to heaven, Pope Francis declared: "Eternal life will be a shared experience of awe, in which each creature, resplendently transfigured, will take its rightful place and have something to give those poor men and women who will have been liberated once and for all.
Choosing his papal name carefully, after an animal lover, St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals, says The Dodo, gave us heads up as what was in is heart, it is well believed. So of course he has voiced his pro-animal stance.
"Teach us to discover the worth of each thing, to be filled with awe and contemplation, to recognize that we are profoundly united with every creature as we journey towards your infinite light," Pope Francis proclaimed in the prayers that close the Encyclical, which is the equivalent of the Catholic Doctrine.
His Holy Father continues to endeavor for the voiceless and neediest, whether two-legged or four-legged, according to The New York Times.
"Eternal life will be a shared experience of awe, in which each creature, resplendently transfigured, will take its rightful place," Pope Francis explains, to the delight of animal lovers everywhere.
