Francis And Aquinas Poem by Saiom Shriver

Francis And Aquinas



They were never great fans of Thomas Aquinas,
the Dominican monk
who campaigned against the all inclusive
consciousness of Francis of Assisi
by writing that animals have no souls.

Ironically, Dominicans were founded by
Dominic, whose mother had a vision
that he would be a dog of God
(domini.... of God canis dog)

But before he died, after a vision, Thomas
recanted re his theological errors.

Francis And Aquinas
Saturday, October 24, 2015
Topic(s) of this poem: animals
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
There was a cartoon of a pastor
praying that those worthy be taken immediately
to heaven. The dog is beamed up and the pastor
stays below.



http: //www.freewebs.com/heavenssafehaven/2656561419_c19b6a5027_orainbowbridgewithcats.jpg

Picture of Francis taming the maneating wolf of Gubbio

http: //photos1.blogger.com/hello/183/1740/1024/st%20francis%20and%20the%20wolf.jpg
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