Oddly enough last night my friends and I were discussing all sorts of topics, one being religion. I had thrown out there it was stupid for us not to think aliens existed, and if they do, did God make them? Well today the Vatican gives us the answer!
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.
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.”
In the interview by the Vatican newspaper L’Osservatore Romano, Funes said that such a notion “doesn’t contradict our faith” because aliens would still be God’s creatures. Ruling out the existence of aliens would be like “putting limits” on God’s creative freedom, he said.
Of course the second part of my statement last night was, if we believe God created the aliens too, then most likely they have their own bible and word of God. Then comes the big question, whose bible is right? I mean what if there are gay aliens and their bible says that is A-okay, cause that’s how God made you? I wonder if the Vatican thought that far ahead?
Interesting—very interesting! But I would bet the Vatican would contend that all will be judged according to their own given knowledge. I have always questioned and irritated the “clergy”—eating meat of Friday was a mortal sin—damnation to hell—so when the rules changed did all of those in hell get to leave? Dumfounded looks and the –you are judged on your given knowledge was all I ever received. Sure would like an explanation of judgement on our own knowledge though. You have stirred up topics for discussion.
Amazing that you offered a question and the Vatican answered!!??!! Could be grounds for—“Is Big Brother” watching?