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Pope Francis Says He Would Definitely Baptize Aliens If They Asked Him To
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Posted on 05/13/2014 9:35:11 AM PDT by marthemaria

Pope Francis would absolutely baptize an alien from Mars, if one showed up at the Vatican and asked for it. During his weekly homily on Monday, Franics said that aliens — which he imagines could be "Green, with that long nose and big ears, just like children paint them" — should be baptized just like anyone else who asks for it, because it's not up to any human to decide who should receive the Holy Spirit.

In other words: if God prompts some Martians to come to Earth, find the Pope, and say "we want in on this Catholicism thing." The pope would probably say "OK. cool." But probably in Latin.

Francis laid out the hypothetical situation as part of a discussion of the early Church's baptizing of Gentiles. Basically, the earliest Church contained some tension over whether there was any difference between the very early Jewish followers of Christ, and Gentiles who converted from paganism to Christianity, who would be considered "unclean" by the standards of Jewish law. Peter eventually persuades his followers that everyone is open to becoming Christian by saying, "If then God gave them the same gift He gave to us when we came to believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to be able to hinder God?"

So here's how Francis tried to illustrate that point on Monday, with a much more modern example:

That was unthinkable. If – for example - tomorrow an expedition of Martians came, and some of them came to us, here... Martians, right? Green, with that long nose and big ears, just like children paint them... And one says, 'But I want to be baptized!' What would happen?"

What would happen? They'd get baptized, that's what would happen. He goes on:

"When the Lord shows us the way, who are we to say, 'No, Lord, it is not prudent! No, lets do it this way'... Who are we to close doors? In the early Church, even today, there is the ministry of the ostiary [usher]. And what did the ostiary do? He opened the door, received the people, allowed them to pass. But it was never the ministry of the closed door, never."

The Vatican's astronomer — the same one who dismissed 'Intelligent Design' as 'bad theology' — said in 2010 that he'd baptize an alien because "any entity – no matter how many tentacles it has – has a soul." But, again, only if they request it. So glad that's settled. Now all we have to do is wait.


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: baptisingaliens; baptism; catholicism; mars; martians; missions; pope; popefrancis
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1 posted on 05/13/2014 9:35:11 AM PDT by marthemaria
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To: marthemaria

I don’t see that happening.


2 posted on 05/13/2014 9:36:19 AM PDT by sickoflibs (Obama : 'I never said that you can keep your doctor . Republicans lie about me ')
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To: marthemaria

Rod Serling: Call your office.


3 posted on 05/13/2014 9:37:58 AM PDT by clintonh8r (Don't give up! The liberals are buggering and aborting themselves into extinction.)
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To: marthemaria

This is SO important.

Actually, as there is no extraterrestrial life in our solar system, and other solar systems are too far away for any practicable travel, the questions is moot.


4 posted on 05/13/2014 9:38:39 AM PDT by docbnj
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To: sickoflibs

Nor I.

But if there were to be aliens, God is God in their world as well.


5 posted on 05/13/2014 9:39:11 AM PDT by ifinnegan
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To: marthemaria

oy vey!


6 posted on 05/13/2014 9:39:13 AM PDT by Jim from C-Town (The government is rarely benevolent, often malevolent and never benign!)
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To: marthemaria

So the Vatican knows something? Or will they be a part of the delusion of 2 Thessalonians 2:11?


7 posted on 05/13/2014 9:39:21 AM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal (Bible Summary in a few verses: John 14:6, John 6:29, Romans 10:9-10)
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To: marthemaria

Someone tell the Pope to read Genesis chapter 6.


8 posted on 05/13/2014 9:39:59 AM PDT by hope (Whom the Son sets free is free indeed!)
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To: ifinnegan
RE :”But if there were to be aliens, God is God in their world as well’

????

What about goats? Baptize them too?

9 posted on 05/13/2014 9:40:25 AM PDT by sickoflibs (Obama : 'I never said that you can keep your doctor . Republicans lie about me ')
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To: marthemaria

all of the crucial issues raging around the planet and the Church, and THIS is what the press chooses to ask him about?


10 posted on 05/13/2014 9:40:28 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

Indeed!


11 posted on 05/13/2014 9:40:38 AM PDT by hope (Whom the Son sets free is free indeed!)
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To: marthemaria

Hope he doesn’t start talking about boarding Comet Hale–Bopp.


12 posted on 05/13/2014 9:41:23 AM PDT by PapaNew
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To: ifinnegan

Shouldn’t the Pope find out if these prospective aliens have a spirit? I mean, they may be technologically advanced and yet have no spirit in their soul of life and operate on a completely utilitarian basis. Baptizing such beings would insult the very reason Jesus was crucified and rose from the tomb! Might as well baptize dogs and cats and ... oh wait!


13 posted on 05/13/2014 9:41:47 AM PDT by MHGinTN
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To: marthemaria

Is The Vatican Hiding Aliens?

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3142186/posts


14 posted on 05/13/2014 9:42:15 AM PDT by Larry Lucido
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To: Buckeye McFrog
THIS is what the press chooses to ask him about?

That's becasue the press is worries about how they're going to get back to their mother ship.

15 posted on 05/13/2014 9:43:01 AM PDT by PapaNew
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To: marthemaria

What if they are all popes already?


16 posted on 05/13/2014 9:44:16 AM PDT by redhawk.44mag
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To: sickoflibs

Well, goats don’t speak. But if we want to follow the Pope’s argument I guess he’d have to baptize Mr. Ed if he asked to be baptized.


17 posted on 05/13/2014 9:44:16 AM PDT by DManA
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To: marthemaria

By the way, lots of comments here on a previous thread (different title).

Pope says baptism is for everyone, even Martians

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3155248/posts


18 posted on 05/13/2014 9:44:32 AM PDT by Larry Lucido
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To: MHGinTN
(1) Any being capable of recognizing a need for salvation and who would humbly ask for baptism would, by definition, have a soul.

(2) The Church does not baptize "dogs and cats" - but it does bless them, just as it blesses homes and churches.

19 posted on 05/13/2014 9:46:03 AM PDT by wideawake
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To: sickoflibs

Pretty soon this Jesuit will be twerking with Molly Syrus


20 posted on 05/13/2014 9:47:19 AM PDT by Para-Ord.45 (Americans, happy in tutelage by the reflection that they have chosen their own dictators.)
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