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Animal Rights Activists Storm Church Demanding Pets be Treated Like Christians
The Catholic Herald (UK) ^ | 2/15/17 | Staff Reporter

Posted on 02/15/2017 5:32:46 PM PST by marshmallow

The protestors believe that animals have souls and should be let into churches

Animal rights activists in Italy have stormed a Mass demanding that their dogs be treated as Christians.

The Times reported that police were called to Santa Maria della Cima in Genzano to deal with a group of 20 protestors who were waving banners and carrying their pets while calling for animals to be allowed into church because they have souls.

The church was targeted by Animalisti Italiani after Roxana Grasso, 47, was told she would not be allowed to bring her Pomeranian to prayers.

“I believe that animals have souls, are on par with humans and should be blessed in church, but other worshippers yelled at me and the priest pushed me and threw me out,” Grasso claimed.

Signs at the protest read: “Animals have a soul – they will go to Heaven too.”

Under Italian law, the protestors could face up to two years in prison for disturbing a religious service.

(Excerpt) Read more at catholicherald.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Catholic; Current Events; Religion & Culture
KEYWORDS: animalrights; formerlygreatbritain; italy
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To: Gay State Conservative

Go back to your Gay State.


21 posted on 02/15/2017 6:01:57 PM PST by RoosterRedux
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear

I keep trying to make good Christians out of my two cats; but they’re recalcitrant. They keep fighting with each other, and doing bad stuff like jumping up on the kitchen stove.

I retain hope, though. Both the Catholics and the Episcopalians ‘bless the animals’, in memory of St. Francis of Assisi - my favorite Saint, even though I’m not a Catholic:

http://cathedral.org/event/blessing-of-the-animals/


22 posted on 02/15/2017 6:02:42 PM PST by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, If you can keep it.")
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To: marshmallow

Storm a Mosque maybe?


23 posted on 02/15/2017 6:03:03 PM PST by AppyPappy (Don't mistake your dorm political discussions with the desires of the nation)
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To: marshmallow

This is what happens when you apply maternal protective instinct to the poor, helpless little animals instead of having actual children.
Then there are the environmentalists who internalize the “man is inherently evil” but without redemption but through environmentalism, want all humans but them to convert or die while still protecting the only innocents in their ideology, the animals.


24 posted on 02/15/2017 6:03:55 PM PST by tbw2
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To: RoosterRedux
Go back to your Gay State.

Boy,that didn't take long.Sad,really!

25 posted on 02/15/2017 6:05:25 PM PST by Gay State Conservative (Deplorables' Lives Matter)
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To: marshmallow

I guess they want pets mocked and ridiculed in movies, music, TV and all across the political and cultural landscape.


26 posted on 02/15/2017 6:08:46 PM PST by Rastus
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To: tbw2

Not sure of your point; but I think “maternal protective instinct” should be raised up for praise, wherever we find it.

Without it, we - much less our animals - wouldn’t exist.


27 posted on 02/15/2017 6:09:07 PM PST by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, If you can keep it.")
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To: RoosterRedux
Sure. I love my little furball and he loves me. Or he loves the magic cabinet that I get food out of. :)

A pet is not a Christian nor do they have any need of being so.

That is something for humans.

28 posted on 02/15/2017 6:10:36 PM PST by Harmless Teddy Bear (Not a Romantic, not a hero worshiper and stop trying to tug my heartstrings. It tickles! (pink bow))
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To: DuncanWaring
I’m guessing you don’t have to worry about spending eternity with “Pope Francis”.

Is that heaven for you?

No, I don't care to spend my eternity with a communist anti-Christ.

29 posted on 02/15/2017 6:11:14 PM PST by RoosterRedux
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To: Jamestown1630
Mine needs all the blessing that he can get. My Grandma blessed all our pets.

"That... blessed dog of yours...."

30 posted on 02/15/2017 6:14:10 PM PST by Harmless Teddy Bear (Not a Romantic, not a hero worshiper and stop trying to tug my heartstrings. It tickles! (pink bow))
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To: RoosterRedux

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3hvI_ZeW4I


31 posted on 02/15/2017 6:16:58 PM PST by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, If you can keep it.")
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear

LOL!


32 posted on 02/15/2017 6:18:16 PM PST by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, If you can keep it.")
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To: RoosterRedux

Mine too. I expect heaven to be filled with my critters.


33 posted on 02/15/2017 6:22:15 PM PST by MarMema
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To: Gay State Conservative
Anything that you 'elevate' in your thought/imagination/faith, becomes elevated.

"Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it unto you."
34 posted on 02/15/2017 6:24:27 PM PST by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, If you can keep it.")
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To: RoosterRedux

My twin, I think. Agree 100%.


36 posted on 02/15/2017 6:43:22 PM PST by MayflowerMadam (“Great spirits have always encountered opposition from mediocre minds." A. Einstein)
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To: marshmallow

We treat our pets as members of the family. Smokey (a gray and white cat) is on my desk watching the screen, Gizmo (orange and white tabby) is on my bed, Adain (our Irish Setter) is on a chaise lounge, and King Spencer the second (Springer Spaniel) is with my sister...the fish (not named) is swimming in the fishtank...


37 posted on 02/15/2017 7:00:35 PM PST by ConservaTeen (Islam is Not the Religion of Peace, but The religion of Pedophilia...)
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To: ConservaTeen

Hey! I had a cat named ‘Gizmo’ for about ten years, and he was also orange and white.

Unfortunately he wasn’t much of a Christian - a very wild boy, always getting into mischief :-)


38 posted on 02/15/2017 7:07:02 PM PST by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, If you can keep it.")
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To: RoosterRedux
Just wanted you to see what I wrote after I clicked on "report abuse".

In 12 years here I've "reported" three posts (including this one).There can be no doubt that this one goes *way* over the line.

39 posted on 02/15/2017 7:10:46 PM PST by Gay State Conservative (Deplorables' Lives Matter)
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To: RoosterRedux

I think it’s germane. We are allowed to kill and eat all animals. Not to torture them. But they don’t have souls. They aren’t people.


40 posted on 02/15/2017 7:14:31 PM PST by Persevero (NUTS)
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