tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957537260422450632.post6740337906633798581..comments2024-03-23T09:42:36.833-05:00Comments on Uptown Update: Pet Blessings In OctoberUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957537260422450632.post-14894994898076076002011-09-29T09:46:55.014-05:002011-09-29T09:46:55.014-05:00Wow - for an allegedly "Catholic town" t...Wow - for an allegedly "Catholic town" there sure is a lot of ignorance (yeah I said it) going down here.<br /><br />Background: October 4 is the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi. You may have seen his statue in your neighbor's or even your own parents' garden. He is considered a patron saint of, among other things, "all God's creatures." Of course the religious order he founded has chapters all over the world, including right here in Chicago.<br /><br />It is a long-standing tradition among Catholics and some Protestants to honor the saint by "blessing" companion animals. After all, they are a part of Creation and it is humans' responsibility to exercise "dominion" over them.<br /><br />You're welcome. Glad we cleared this up.gaylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15215087286122238853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957537260422450632.post-23273048271832931192011-09-29T08:08:00.407-05:002011-09-29T08:08:00.407-05:00Its just a blessing folks, like "Bless this h...Its just a blessing folks, like "Bless this house". <br /><br />If they were baptizing the pets....well.....that would be different.<br /><br />It seems like a fun thing to do, and pets really are like family.<br /><br />The pets of local Pagans and Animists, Sinners and Saints are surely most welcome.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11678683729454882322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957537260422450632.post-81634545114968092012011-09-28T17:22:55.155-05:002011-09-28T17:22:55.155-05:00DAMN,
Caring Neighbor didn't post my Catholic...DAMN,<br /><br />Caring Neighbor didn't post my Catholic/Jewish joke riposte to AnonaGirl.<br /><br />As the Irish say "c'est la vie" and pass the Guinness.IrishPiratehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11339255909419333238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957537260422450632.post-41604753039832053982011-09-28T14:10:46.618-05:002011-09-28T14:10:46.618-05:00We're not going any further here. If you belie...We're not going any further here. If you believe, by all means attend one of the ceremonies. If you don't, don't go. Thus endeth the lesson, in the immortal words of Officer Jimmy Malone.Caring Neighborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13462466012844084710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957537260422450632.post-55813072909042197382011-09-28T09:37:44.868-05:002011-09-28T09:37:44.868-05:00Wow. When did it become okay to openly mock the be...Wow. When did it become okay to openly mock the beliefs of others? Don't suppose anyone has a snarky acronym for Jews hidden up their sleeve somewhere...<br />Nope? Yeah, I didn't think so.AnonaGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03802137043769634082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957537260422450632.post-53304545504576234102011-09-28T00:10:00.458-05:002011-09-28T00:10:00.458-05:00P eople
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PA...P eople<br /><br />A gainst<br /><br />G oodness<br /><br />A nd<br /><br />N ormalcy<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIm8qNirTOk&feature=related" rel="nofollow"><br />PAGAN</a>IrishPiratehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11339255909419333238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957537260422450632.post-80292020394463269842011-09-27T23:04:24.362-05:002011-09-27T23:04:24.362-05:00It surely does not any more Pagan than this.It surely does not any more Pagan than this.BakerBoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13177587841057382309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957537260422450632.post-14875645621803811492011-09-27T14:36:40.567-05:002011-09-27T14:36:40.567-05:00Um, wow.Um, wow.ChiTownPhillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01218910479704410469noreply@blogger.com