They Do Not Understand Right And Wrong, But They Depend On Us For Preservation.
Christ died to save the souls of human. The vatican squarely confronted this concept for the first time. Human souls may qualify to eternal life because the reason god made them does not end with death of the body.
The Soul Of An Animal Is Based Upon Its Material Makeup, Whereas A Human’s Is Spiritual.
Unless we have a legitimate reason to kill an animal (self protection, food, clothing, etc.), it is degrading to us when we kill for the sake of killing. We must love animals as how god loves us because they are entrusted to us. Killing animals for fun is not okay.
They Have An Animated Life (Soul), But Not An Immortal Spirit That Returns To God Upon Death.
In this sense, animals do have souls and so do plants. Adam and eve were originally created to have eternal life, but animals were not. The answer to the first question — do animals have souls?
In This Sense, Animals Do Have Souls And So Do Plants.
During a public audience in 1990, the holy father affirmed that the animals, like men, were given the 'breath of life' by god. Animal souls, as far as theologians speculate, are not immortal and cease to exist after the animal dies. Since animals and plants are living things, they have souls, but not in the sense in which human beings have souls.
Some Will Say That Yes, All Animals Do Have A Soul, And Therefore Animals Can Go To Heaven.
When jesus returns in all his glory and all humans rise from the dead will animals and all living creatures also rise? According to the catholic doctrines; The catechism clearly states that it is contrary to human dignity to cause animals to suffer or die needlessly (ccc 2418).
