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2014-12-15 -Short Attention Span Theater-

Pope Francis Turns Out Not To Have Made Pets In Heaven Comment

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Posted by trailing wife 2014-12-15 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 "There is a fundamental rule in journalism. That is double-checking, and in this case it was not done," the Vatican's deputy front man, Father Ciro Benedettini, said on Saturday,

Rich, so very rich.

Posted by Besoeker 2014-12-15 04:47|| 2014-12-15 04:47|| Front Page Top

#2 Then I ain't goin.

Posted by Shipman 2014-12-15 05:51|| 2014-12-15 05:51|| Front Page Top

#3 The Pope says a lot of things; apparently "pets going to heaven" isn't one of them. Yawn.

Posted by JohnQC 2014-12-15 07:42|| 2014-12-15 07:42|| Front Page Top

#4 I was wondering how they were going to explain the extension of the statement, that by implication there would be mosquitoes, too.
Fleas, ticks, venomous snakes?
(Sounds like a job for SooperJesuit!)

Posted by ed in texas 2014-12-15 07:49|| 2014-12-15 07:49|| Front Page Top

#5 No, your doggie, goldfish or gerbil may not be in Heaven, the Pope opines, but Che, Lenin, Stalin, Mao and Pol Pot? Prolly, he sez...

Posted by M. Murcek 2014-12-15 08:01|| 2014-12-15 08:01|| Front Page Top

#6 “If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went.”

― Will Rogers

Posted by Penguin 2014-12-15 09:29|| 2014-12-15 09:29|| Front Page Top

#7 If Will Rogers were alive today, I'd read his blog daily.

Posted by Besoeker 2014-12-15 10:39|| 2014-12-15 10:39|| Front Page Top

#8 Typical of the press with this pope - they put the words there that they want, not the ones he says.

Posted by OldSpook 2014-12-15 16:09|| 2014-12-15 16:09|| Front Page Top

#9 Typical of the press with this pope

Typical of the press in general lately. Dan Rather's poorly faked memos, the recent stories of horrible rapes that never happened, this...

Posted by SteveS 2014-12-15 16:24|| 2014-12-15 16:24|| Front Page Top

#10 Weird it's almost like they just made the whole thing up. We'll have to see what happens to the shoddy journalist who wrote the original story. I expect the punishment will be anchoring MSNBCs nightly lineup.

Posted by Super Hose 2014-12-15 20:11|| 2014-12-15 20:11|| Front Page Top

#11 There's a book out by a Franciscan monk about pets going to heaven. His take was, yes they do. I can't find the book and don't recall the author.

Posted by JohnQC 2014-12-15 22:15|| 2014-12-15 22:15|| Front Page Top

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