Vatican: open to the possibility of alien life

**Negus** · November 13th, 2009 11:07 PM

Vatican: open to the possibility of alien life

Vatican says aliens could exist
By David Willey
BBC News, Rome

The Pope's chief astronomer says that life on Mars cannot be ruled out. Writing in the Vatican newspaper, the astronomer, Father Gabriel Funes, said intelligent beings created by God could exist in outer space.

Father Funes, director of the Vatican Observatory near Rome, is a respected scientist who collaborates with universities around the world.

The search for forms of extraterrestrial life, he says, does not contradict belief in God.

The official Vatican newspaper headlines his article 'Aliens Are My Brother'.

'Free from sin'

Just as there are multiple forms of life on earth, so there could exist intelligent beings in outer space created by God. And some aliens could even be free from original sin, he speculates.

Asked about the Catholic Church's condemnation four centuries ago of the Italian astronomer and physicist, Galileo, Father Funes diplomatically says mistakes were made, but it is time to turn the page and look towards the future.

Science and religion need each other, and many astronomers believe in God, he assures readers.

To strengthen its scientific credentials, the Vatican is organising a conference next year to mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of the author of the Origin of Species, Charles Darwin.

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parang yung tv series na "V".

**Lucius** · November 13th, 2009 11:32 PM

Whether Vatican likes it or not, there's really life out there. Ngayon lang naman inaamin yang mga yan. Like ung sa Mars, impossible na ngayon lang nila nalaman that there were signs of life.

Takot lang ng Vatican eh ung mga pinamukha nila sa tao, after all, will be useless. And again, religion never existed when life began here on earth. Man made religion.

**1D4LV** · November 21st, 2009 06:49 PM

well, bacteria can be considered as forms of life. and they could be existing even on other planets.

i just cant believe yung thought or idea na may ibang tao sa labas ng earth...

**pitbullz** · November 21st, 2009 08:26 PM

at least nagbabago na sila...think of what they did to galileo...

ok lang religious zeal at faith. wag ka lang manakit ng tao at wag lang ipamukha sa iba yun akala mong "totoo"...

on another not,wag na sila lumayo,dito na lang muna sa planeta natin. pagaralan na lang nila yun evolution at tignan kung totoo nga o hindi. based on facts and scientific methods and not on hearsay or dogma

**fourtheboys96** · November 22nd, 2009 12:46 AM

ang Diyos palagay ko eh gumawa din ng ibang nilalang na nabubuhay.

so pwede pa din mag-agree ang simbahan ng walang masyadong pag aalinlangan hehehehe.

**Gerbo** · November 22nd, 2009 08:20 AM

i just cant believe yung thought or idea na may ibang tao sa labas ng earth...

If this is the case, it would be a waste of the vastness of space.

**rion** · November 23rd, 2009 08:54 AM

Originally Posted by pitbullz

at least nagbabago na sila...think of what they did to galileo...

uu nga eh, Christians should be trialed and condemned by unbelievers. not the way around imo.

**CVT** · November 23rd, 2009 09:04 AM

Space,- the final frontier......

.... To boldly go where no man has gone before....

8900:painting:

**rion** · November 23rd, 2009 10:39 AM

hay... kung buhay pa sana ako sa time nayan... that's why there will still be religion until man knows how to live forever... if that will come true... then I will not believe on an existence of a highest being...