Vatican: It's OK to believe in aliens
May 13, 08 3:07 PM CDT | AP Online
Believing that the universe may contain ***** 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 *******,' and '******,' why should we not talk about an 'extraterrestrial *******'? It would still be part of creation."
