A chara, – On December 13th The Irish Times ran a reprint of a New York Times article ("Good dogs go to heaven, Pope suggests") in which it was reported that Pope Francis had made some remarks concerning man's best friend and the afterlife to comfort a young boy who was grieving his lost pet. All very touching, except he said and did nothing of the sort – indeed, the New York Times ran a correction to their original piece making that clear. And the date they published that clarification? December 12th. – Is mise,
Rev PATRICK G BURKE,
Castlecomer, Co Kilkenny.