Do All Dogs Go To Heaven? New Books Seem To Think So

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Would it be a good idea for no humans to receive communion, as they may be in the state of mortal sin, but to allow all dogs to receive as they are sinless.
 
We know that there are trees in heaven, so it stands to reason animals would be there too.
God enjoys creating, He obviously enjoys variety in his creation, look at the universe. I doubt that heaven is a sterile place. Jesus didn’t say much about it, He said how will you understand things of the afterlife, if you don’t even understand what I tell you about this life? I forget the exact quote.
I’m with C.S. Lewis – if not this, then something better.
 
pnewton said:
If dogs are in heaven, I bet the don’t poop, or if they do, it doesn’t smell.
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how about smelly humans - some think,presumably that Jesus being God didnt and when He drank He only drank holy water etc - its not in the Bible some would say - twinc
 
Please give me a specific part of the bible where you would reasonably interpret that animals are not in heaven. thank you.
 
FaithJoy said:
Please give me a specific part of the bible where you would reasonably interpret that animals are not in heaven. thank you.
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FYI - Catholics do not use the Bible only. Someone has already quoted the teaching of St. Thomas on the subject.

No one has claimed that the Bible answers this question.
 
FaithJoy said:
Please give me a specific part of the bible where you would reasonably interpret that animals are not in heaven. thank you.
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Do animals show live faith as St. Paul discussed in the “requirements” to get into heaven?

I think that your exegesis to prove that some animals go to heaven is really misguided. You are searching the Bible to make a point instead of making a point because you studied the Bible.

Berno of Reichenau, an eleven-century monk warned us of this possibility. “Prudent reader, always beware of a superstitious understanding. Do not try to accommodate the scriptures to your own meanings or add your own meanings to the scriptures”
 
Cristiano said:
Do animals show live faith as St. Paul discussed in the “requirements” to get into heaven?"
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If you think this proves that animals can not go to heaven, I fear you have proved too much. The same proof would exclude infants who can not show faith.
 
I wonder if people realize that it is actually belittling heaven by “worrying” about whether we are going to be reunited with our pets . . .

People may laugh, but I was serious. Do you REALLY, WITH A STRAIGHT FACE AND A GOOD HEART, believe someone’s pot-belly pig is going to be in heaven with him if he makes it?

Once you allow for ONE animal, then what is to stop you from allowing ALL animals? And then insects? And then plants? And then rocks?

Don’t you see? You are making heaven out to be another Earth. It is not. Heaven is not a place up in the sky, just like hell is not “down” somewhere underneath our feet where people are being roasted on spits by demons.

Heaven is enjoying the beatific vison - seeing God in the face.

Hell is being separated from God forever.

I don’t know why this is so complicated to understand.

And to suggest that babies, because they don’t have faith, are on the same level as an animal because it doesn’t have faith is really sad.

A baby does not have faith because he or she has not reached an age of choice. An animal, no matter what age, can never have faith. THAT is the TRUE difference. Animals can never have faith, but babies can, ultimately.
 
DarkNight said:
Then I saw the heavens opened, and there was a white horse; its rider was (called) “Faithful and True.” Revelations 19:11

I know that God has horses in His heaven.

Go with Love, Go with God
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i really doubt they are literal horses… Some things in the bible are put into terms humans can understand…
 
Viki63 said:
We know that there are trees in heaven, so it stands to reason animals would be there too.
God enjoys creating, He obviously enjoys variety in his creation, look at the universe. I doubt that heaven is a sterile place. Jesus didn’t say much about it, He said how will you understand things of the afterlife, if you don’t even understand what I tell you about this life? I forget the exact quote.
I’m with C.S. Lewis – if not this, then something better.
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never heard of trees in Heaven… heard of flowers… but they are not like earthly flowers… except that thye are like earthly ones but 20 times better… or whatever…

in any case… i know there won’t be dogs in MY part of Heaven cuz i don’t like them.

i do kinda like this one dog i “know”… but most of em… yuck…
 
pnewton said:
If you think this proves that animals can not go to heaven, I fear you have proved too much. The same proof would exclude infants who can not show faith.
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infants are created in God’s image…
 
Salvatore123 said:
I wonder if people realize that it is actually belittling heaven by “worrying” about whether we are going to be reunited with our pets . . .

People may laugh, but I was serious. Do you REALLY, WITH A STRAIGHT FACE AND A GOOD HEART, believe someone’s pot-belly pig is going to be in heaven with him if he makes it?

Once you allow for ONE animal, then what is to stop you from allowing ALL animals? And then insects? And then plants? And then rocks?

Don’t you see? You are making heaven out to be another Earth. It is not. Heaven is not a place up in the sky, just like hell is not “down” somewhere underneath our feet where people are being roasted on spits by demons.

Heaven is enjoying the beatific vison - seeing God in the face.

Hell is being separated from God forever.

I don’t know why this is so complicated to understand.

And to suggest that babies, because they don’t have faith, are on the same level as an animal because it doesn’t have faith is really sad.

A baby does not have faith because he or she has not reached an age of choice. An animal, no matter what age, can never have faith. THAT is the TRUE difference. Animals can never have faith, but babies can, ultimately.
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this last thing sounds like the argument that pro-aborts us… its not human yet… :rolleyes:

well, what is it then, i ask??? a tree?? a frog??? a leaf??

so what if babies don’t have faith? They are created in God’s image…
 
***i daresay infants are far more “in God’s image” than any adult (or most adults)…

they are not corrupted by satan… the world, the flesh… ***

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distracted said:
so what if babies don’t have faith? They are created in God’s image…
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Yes, and that is why the above proof is not any good. It proves something we know is not true. It is the exact same argument those who deny infant baptism use.
 
The way I understand it is that dogs have mortal souls, while humans have immortal souls. I believe that dogs will have a place in heaven.
 
Rose,

I was with you with everything you said until the last part: “I believe that dogs will have a place in heaven.”

Only immortal souls are in heaven. If a dog’s soul is mortal, it cannot survive the dog’s death.

That is THE primary argument against animals being in heaven.

Also, the point I was trying to make earlier is that we, as humans, tend to want our “pets” to go with us because we think of pets as innocent creatures who only love us.

But once you make allowance for one animals, it doesn’t stop. Do you think great white sharks are in heaven? Goats? Water buffalo?

I am not trying to make fun of YOU - it is just once you allow one animal, where do you draw the line? and who draws that line?
 
You guys still are using the wrong words to describe “a soul”. A soul is simply “a life” with a body and spirit ( an essence).Soul and spirit aren’t the same thing.

It seems we will disagree completely on this subject. But, let me ask this question to the believers that DON’T think animals can go to heaven. Question is : If animals don’t go automatically by His decision, would He place an animal in heaven by request of one’s owner? If not,tell us why? Considering we will have other objects in heaven, such as essences of food and landscape. Why would an animal be excluded from this beauty craved by humans?
 
if dogs and cats can be in heaven, what disqualifies other animals from being in heaven?

i can’t imagine a heaven where there’s spiders and cockroaches and worms
 
distracted said:
infants are created in God’s image…
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But they have no essences of emotions, no experiences. What would they be in heaven? An infant forever in heaven?If they are simply created in God’s image? Same body appearance, is that all that is required? Their mind can’t be in that equation, not yet. It’s not developed yet.

Understand, I’m not disagreeing with you that they won’t be in heaven. I’m just getting you to think about that in relation to all we are talking about in this thread.
 
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