CONCORD, N.H. (RNS) — As pet lovers gathered in a church garden here with dogs and photographs for the annual Blessing of the Animals, they were greeted with an assurance unlike any in years past.
'I say: Bring your pet. Bring your dog and cat. I am a Haitian, and I am not going to eat them,' said the Rev. Jean Beniste, a Haitian immigrant and rector of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, minutes before t…