AJA wrote:
> Does this sound familiar? Space trilogy redux. Truth really is
stranger
> than fiction, apparently. LOL
> Blessings, Ann
>
> Vatican says aliens could exist
> By David Willey
> BBC News, Rome
>
> Father Funes says the universe is so vast that other life forms may
exist
>
> The Pope's chief astronomer says that life on Mars cannot be ruled out.
>
> Writing in the Vatican newspaper, the astronomer, Father Gabriel
> Funes, said intelligent beings created by God could exist in outer
space.
Missionaries to the stars!
> Father Funes, director of the Vatican Observatory near Rome, is a
> respected scientist who collaborates with universities around the world.
>
> The search for forms of extraterrestrial life, he says, does not
> contradict belief in God.
>
> The official Vatican newspaper headlines his article 'Aliens Are My
> Brother'.
>
> 'Free from sin'
>
> Just as there are multiple forms of life on earth, so there could
> exist intelligent beings in outer space created by God. And some
> aliens could even be free from original sin, he speculates.
We could use contact with aliens who do not sin!
> Asked about the Catholic Church's condemnation four centuries ago of
> the Italian astronomer and physicist, Galileo, Father Funes
> diplomatically says mistakes were made, but it is time to turn the
> page and look towards the future.
>
> Science and religion need each other, and many astronomers believe in
> God, he assures readers.
Purpose of astronomy: To look upon the full glory of God's creation.
God moves in mysterious ways, even using evolution to create new species.
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