Aliens Are OK
May 13th, 2008Aliens Are OK
Finally…
If you are a Catholic who believes in aliens, good news: You are no longer going to hell.
Yup, it’s true! Believing that the universe may contain alien life does not contradict a faith in God, the Vatican’s chief astronomer said in an interview published Tuesday.
Well, this is good news indeed.
The Rev. Jose Gabriel Funes, the Jesuit director of the Vatican Observatory, was quoted as saying the vastness of the universe means it is possible there could be other forms of life outside Earth, even intelligent ones.
“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.”
I, for one, am very happy to see the Catholic church modernizing a bit, and displaying a more open and accepting mind.
Maybe while they’re in this “accepting” mood, I’ll share my idea for a new dress code for the nuns…
