Do animals have souls?

[Ederr]

Do animals have souls and is there a reference to this in the catechism?

 

[Leonie_Ambrose]

Ederr,

The following link should assist you in better understanding the Catholic Church’s teaching on whether animals will go to Heaven. If you have any further questions or concerns that are not answered by these links, please [contact Catholic Answers (http://www.catholic.com/home/contact.asp) directly.

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• [Do animals go to heaven? (http://forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?t=14030)