Kaban ni D_BystandeR: IRO KASALIGAN, BISAN PA'G AGALON ITUNOD NA SA KATAPUSANG PAHULAYANAN

I wonder how behind are we when talking about bringing of dogs inside the church to hear mass. In the States, I remember about a couple of years ago, about the story of a dog who continued going inside the church even when his "master" - an old  lady who just recently died of old age - was not there anymore. But we are talking here about "trained" dogs who behaved inside the church more than what we sometimes witness with some kids who are playing even while inside the church and the "faithfuls"  are in deep silence in their prayers. And it was reported that even when the hearse was slowly moving towards the cemetery, the "loyal and pious" dog still managed to go with the group of people towards his master's resting place. But nobody shooed the dog away  because the dog seemed to be already a regular fixture in the church and everybody,  even the parish priest, tolerated it and respected the dog's presence because that  dog was trained to be "people friendly."

Footnote: This comment came out in connection with a news item in the Cebu Daily News, entitled, "No dogs allowed." It came out on March 8, 2015.