umbrella snatcher

A couple of months ago, I visited the library with Jerry and I left my umbrella. When we returned a week later and asked about the umbrella, it was not in lost and found. Jerry immediately asked why that was so, and I replied that, presumably someone had taken it. Jerry was not pleased about "someone" taking the umbrella that did not belong to that "someone".

Today, as we were on the way to the library, Jerry reminded me about my umbrella, particularly pointing out that it was gone forever (don't know whether his impeccable memory is such a good thing). He asked whether God would be angry at the person who took the umbrella without regard to true ownership, because Jerry was clearly not pleased (after all this time!).

I told him that God would not necessarily be angry because God did not pay particular attention to things like this. It would matter most if that person did not repent his/her wrongdoings, because, in that case, there's a chance that he/she would not make it to heaven. I tried to be as vague as possible.

I didn't want to make a big deal out of "umbrella snatching", as I'm not sure if petty theft of an abandoned umbrella would result in possibly going to hell. But at the same time, I feel that he needs definite answers in most circumstances. I hope that I do not contradict myself too much in answering Jerry's neverending quizzing (feels like a F/B application) and that once he begins to study religion(s) himself, he would not find too many of my errors. (As a non-practising [Catholic/Christian/Anything], I'm not sure I know/believe in God as much as this task requires.)