Clerics With Kitties

Pretty much exactly what it says on the tin. I post pictures of priests, imams, rabbis, ministers, monks, nuns, pastors, bishops, deacons, popes, and all other sorts of cleric with cats.

[noxlunella]

cats in churches compilation

[orthodoxadventure]

An Orthodox monk reads with a kitten

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An Orthodox monk tending to a cat

[furordinaricvs]

Cat resting on a cross of Orthodox church in Perast, Montenegro.

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[inspiredbyjesuslove]

St. Gertrude

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[orthodoxadventure]

In the words of John Scotus Eriugena, 'Every visible or invisible creature is a theophany or appearance of God.' The Christian is the one who, wherever he looks, sees God everywhere and rejoices in Him. Not without reason did the early Christians attribute to Christ this saying: 'Lift the stone and you will find me; cut the wood in two and there am I.'

-- Kallistos Ware, The Orthodox way --

[apenitentialprayer]

(That agraphon that Ware cites can be found in at least two different sources. The first is a papyrus leaflet from Oxyrhynchus; the second is the Gospel of Thomas, where it is situated as Saying #77. In both cases, these phrases are contextualized in a larger discourse, but the precise contexts are a little different)

[amntenofre]

lovely cat sleeping in the Sanctuary of the Goddess Isis at Philae (now on the Agilkia island)

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[boredpanda]

Imam Opens Mosque’s Doors To Stray Cats To Keep Them Warm

[polishpriests]

Polish priest blessing a cat during a mass house pet blessing. Kraków, 1995.

[language-princess]

some folklore for y’all

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[terrynelsonofabbeyroads-deactiv]

Athonite monk with cats.  Cats are very religious and devout.