Sarah A. Bowen

Rev. Sarah A. Bowen is an interspecies minister, animal chaplain, and advocate for all creatures. Her next book is Sacred Sendoffs: An Animal Chaplain’s Advice for Surviving Animal Loss, Making Life Meaningful, and Healing the Planet (Monkfish, April 2022). Find Sarah on social media: @sacredsendoffs

(A)theologies, Archive, Sex/Gender/JusticeJanuary 12, 2022

Scolding Those Who Choose Pets But No Children Pope Misses the Rainforest for the Trees

By Sarah A. Bowen

Is not having children—and further, living with cats and dogs—selfish? This is precisely what Pope…