Vatican: It's OK to believe in aliens

Vatican City - The Vatican's chief astronomer says that believing in aliens does not contradict faith in God. The Rev. Jose Gabriel Funes, the Jesuit director of the Vatican Observatory, says that the vastness of the universe means it is possible there could be other forms of life outside Earth, even intelligent ones. (Snip) Funes said that ruling out the existence of aliens would be like ''putting limits'' on God's creative freedom.

[and there you have it: the Catholic Church is more tolerant of alternative views than is American academia. marvelous]

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