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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

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To: publius911

Yup, the whole incident smells of set up, someone trying to play gotcha with The Vicar. Homo degenerates are prone to do that now, very publicly.


121 posted on 05/13/2014 12:37:01 PM PDT by MHGinTN
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To: ifinnegan

Actually, this hypothetical is a good exercise in that it is requiring us to re-evaluate our knowledge and belief about salvation and Jesus sacrifice for us. His sacrifice is solely for the descendants of Adam. If some other folks in some other universe is under some curse because thier “adam” sinned, then they too will have a savior. Except according to the bible there is only Jesus.

This begs many questions, some of which strike at whether there can be any other creatures in the known universe and our reality that need such a savior.

But more importantly, the discussion forces us to see what He says in His word about our salvation.

That is a good thing.


122 posted on 05/13/2014 12:37:05 PM PDT by cuban leaf
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To: Psalm 73
Well, he is, after all, infallible....

Only in matters of faith and morals.
But I remain steadfastly refusing to engage in discussions (arguments) on "faith threads."
Insanity, in varying degrees, is simple much more common than commonly accepted.

123 posted on 05/13/2014 12:38:06 PM PDT by publius911 ( At least Nixon had the good grace to resign!)
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To: cuban leaf

What if God sent Jesus, in their form, to that race? Are you saying God couldn’t do that?


124 posted on 05/13/2014 12:38:37 PM PDT by Vermont Lt (If you want to keep your dignity, you can keep it. Period........ Just kidding, you can't keep it.)
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To: Vermont Lt

What if God sent Jesus, in their form, to that race? Are you saying God couldn’t do that?


God can even create a rock that He cannot lift. He can do anything.

Wait...


125 posted on 05/13/2014 12:41:10 PM PDT by cuban leaf
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To: marthemaria
They'd have to ask. As an ethnic religion, the Catholic Church doesn't proselytize.

At least the converted aliens wouldn't see their former traditions vilified constantly in Catholic media, as one fundamentalist convert did.

126 posted on 05/13/2014 12:42:16 PM PDT by Zionist Conspirator (The Left: speaking power to truth since Shevirat HaKelim.)
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To: ifinnegan
But if there were to be aliens, God is God in their world as well.

And since Adam and Eve and original sin are just allegories, they'd need baptism just as bad as anyone else.[/sarcasm]

127 posted on 05/13/2014 12:43:52 PM PDT by Zionist Conspirator (The Left: speaking power to truth since Shevirat HaKelim.)
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To: cuban leaf

Yeah.


128 posted on 05/13/2014 12:44:08 PM PDT by ifinnegan
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To: Zionist Conspirator

What you are really arguing is that there can’t be life created in God’s image anywhere else.

That’s an interesting argument against ET’s.


129 posted on 05/13/2014 12:46:35 PM PDT by ifinnegan
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To: Zionist Conspirator

And I will add, that if there is life out there also created in God’s image, they did not fall, according to what you are saying.


130 posted on 05/13/2014 12:51:12 PM PDT by ifinnegan
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To: ifinnegan
What you are really arguing is that there can’t be life created in God’s image anywhere else.

What I'm saying is that any intelligent life not descended from Adam would not have "fallen" with Adam, and would not need chrstian salvation at all.

That’s an interesting argument against ET’s.

No, it's simply another argument against the mythologization of Genesis 1-11, which is what all the fuss about ET's is.

131 posted on 05/13/2014 12:52:08 PM PDT by Zionist Conspirator (The Left: speaking power to truth since Shevirat HaKelim.)
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To: sickoflibs; goat granny
What about goats? Baptize them too?

You'd get a fight on your hands, for they really HATE getting bet!

132 posted on 05/13/2014 12:54:28 PM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: Boogieman
“Wormholes are more than a theoretical construct.”
Sure, they are more than theoretical, but still useless for travel purposes.

LOL!
I don't accept it, so I cannot comment it.
Until someone demonstrates it as a physical reality.

Before getting too excited, however, please accept that responding "you haven't the capacity to understand it" is the classic tool of the delusionally insane, too.

133 posted on 05/13/2014 12:56:05 PM PDT by publius911 ( At least Nixon had the good grace to resign!)
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To: Zionist Conspirator

So you are saying there could be ET’s created in God’s image, but they would not have fallen - could not have fallen.


134 posted on 05/13/2014 12:59:04 PM PDT by ifinnegan
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To: Larry Lucido
 
 
We TOLD him to quit watching H2; but NOOOooo....!
 
 

135 posted on 05/13/2014 1:02:46 PM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: DManA
Well, goats don’t speak.

You'd be WRONG! Buster!!



136 posted on 05/13/2014 1:04:52 PM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: DManA; reaganaut; Utah Binger
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.

The MORMONs have probably already been proxy baptized for any DEAD Aliens!

137 posted on 05/13/2014 1:06:33 PM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
The X-Files pope.


138 posted on 05/13/2014 1:08:20 PM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: ifinnegan
I don’t think a goat would be asking that.

I agree.

139 posted on 05/13/2014 1:09:00 PM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: redhawk.44mag

LIghten up; Francis!


140 posted on 05/13/2014 1:09:28 PM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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