“It is part of an openness policy secretly adopted by the United Nations...”
Now that just sounds silly, doesn’t it?
I love the UFO subject, but this is pathetic, IMO. No position has been taken by the Catholic Church, and no “preparation” by the Church has been exposed in the article. This guy is a loser.
Actually, about a year (or more) ago the Vatican DID take a position regarding belief in extra-terrestrial life.
Summarized they said it did NOT create a problem doctrine-wise for Catholics to believe in the possibility of other sentient life forms in our universe. That if they did indeed exist, they were created by the same God that created all of us.
That's not entirely true.
FOX News - Vatican: It's OK for Catholics to Believe in Aliens
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
VATICAN CITY — There could be alien life forms and believing they exist isn't contradictory to having faith in God, the top astronomer at the Vatican said in an interview published Tuesday.
In the Vatican newspaper piece, titled "The Extraterrestrial Is My Brother," the Rev. Jose Gabriel Funes said the expansiveness of the universe means there could be life on planets other than Earth.
"In my opinion this possibility exists," Funes, the director of the Vatican Observatory, told L'Osservatore Romano. "Astronomers believe the universe is made up of 100 billion galaxies, each of which consists of 100 billion stars. ... Life forms could exist in theory even without oxygen or hydrogen."
Funes said that there might even be other intelligent life out there, but believing in its existence doesn't pose a problem for those of the Catholic faith.
"It is possible. So far we have no proof. But certainly in a universe so big we can not exclude this hypothesis," he told the paper.
"As there is a multiplicity of creatures on earth, so there may be other beings, intelligent, created by God. This does not conflict with our faith, because we cannot put limits on the creative freedom of God."
He said human beings could even consider another life form an "extraterrestrial brother" because it, too, would be one of God's creatures.
"How can we rule out that life may have developed elsewhere?" Funes said. "Just as we consider earthly creatures as 'a brother,' and 'sister,' why should we not talk about an 'extraterrestrial brother'? It would still be part of creation."
The interview covered a variety of topics, including the relationship between the Roman Catholic Church and science, and the theological implications of the existence of alien life.
Funes said science, especially astronomy, does not contradict religion, touching on a theme of Pope Benedict XVI, who has made exploring the relationship between faith and reason a key aspect of his papacy.
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