"There was a real a-ha moment for me in seventh grade at my Catholic school."One of my classmates asked if pets went to heaven. Common question for a child, right? Everyone else instantly gave our teacher our full attention."He answered truthfully. 'Well, according to the Catholic Church... No.'"Everyone recoiled in horror. Murmurs of disgust swept through the classroom."Our teacher saw this and made a nervous face. The church was at risk of losing followers because of this! Better change the doctrine to keep people happy! 'But--' he said, 'I think pets become part of your soul, you know? So they go with you.'"The class was satisfied. I was not."I watched him change the church doctrine right before my eyes for the sake of popular opinion. He effectively lied to all of us. That's the day I realized religion was politics, and I was out the door from there."-Reddit user motorholm70