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Pope Benedict XVI's astronomer: the Catholic Church welcomes aliens - K3vinhood - 12-01-2011 From: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/the-pope/8009299/Pope-Benedict-XVIs-astronomer-the-Catholic-Church-welcomes-aliens.html ![]() [size=10pt]Highly evolved extra terrestrial lifeforms may be living in space and would be welcomed into the church - "no matter how many tentacles", one of the Pope's astronomers has said.[/size] Quote:The senior Vatican scientist, Brother Guy Consolmagno, said that he would be delighted if we encountered intelligent aliens and would be happy to baptise them. I really have no comment... :eyeroll: Re: Pope Benedict XVI's astronomer: the Catholic Church welcomes aliens - Someone1776 - 12-01-2011 Well, at least they want to convert them... Re: Pope Benedict XVI's astronomer: the Catholic Church welcomes aliens - strommer - 12-01-2011 uhhhh does the idea of acceptance of our Lord apply only to humans still? Re: Pope Benedict XVI's astronomer: the Catholic Church welcomes aliens - LoneWolfRadTrad - 12-01-2011 Only humans have immortal souls. The souls of animals die with them. Wouldn't sentient extraterrestrials qualify as smart animals, but animals nonetheless? That, and there's just no proof for the existence of smart ET's. No reason to believe there aren't animals in space though. Re: Pope Benedict XVI's astronomer: the Catholic Church welcomes aliens - K3vinhood - 12-01-2011 (12-01-2011, 03:31 AM)LoneWolfRadTrad Wrote: That, and there's just no proof for the existence of smart ET's. No reason to believe there aren't animals in space though. Why would God make animals wander about in space? Were not animals created for men? Does man not have dominion over all the beasts? Re: Pope Benedict XVI's astronomer: the Catholic Church welcomes aliens - Parmandur - 12-01-2011 (12-01-2011, 03:31 AM)LoneWolfRadTrad Wrote: Only humans have immortal souls. The souls of animals die with them. Wouldn't sentient extraterrestrials qualify as smart animals, but animals nonetheless? The soul is immortal because it is rational, and therefore immaterial, like the Angels. For the sake of argument, because this is silly, let us assume that Vulcans or Wookies are abstracting immaterial concepts to the point being able to build spaceships. This is rationality, and immaterial, like Men and Angels. If such a thing were found, another kind of rational animal, then it would make rational animal a genus instead of a species. Re: Pope Benedict XVI's astronomer: the Catholic Church welcomes aliens - sarahraphael - 12-01-2011 You're kidding me. I have not been drinking, but I am going to go to bed and hope that I was drinking and that this was all part of a very ridiculous nightmare. ![]() Re: Pope Benedict XVI's astronomer: the Catholic Church welcomes aliens - CollegeCatholic - 12-01-2011 (12-01-2011, 03:31 AM)LoneWolfRadTrad Wrote: No reason to believe there aren't animals in space though. ![]() Re: Pope Benedict XVI's astronomer: the Catholic Church welcomes aliens - pbmsemwa - 12-01-2011 Do we need to know these things in order to be saved? :O Re: Pope Benedict XVI's astronomer: the Catholic Church welcomes aliens - Arun - 12-01-2011 hmmm... i prescribe a strong dose of face-punching, to treat his acute dumb-assity until cured... |