On November 10th, 2009, the Associated Press ran a story with the headline, “Vatican looks to heavens for signs of alien life.” It noted that:
The Vatican has called in experts to study the possibility of extraterrestrial alien life and its implication for the Catholic Church. “The questions of life’s origins and of whether life exists elsewhere in the universe are very suitable and deserve serious consideration,” said the Rev. Jose Gabriel Funes, an astronomer and director of the Vatican Observatory … Funes said the possibility of alien life raises “many philosophical and theological implications … If biology is not unique to the Earth, or life elsewhere differs biochemically from our version, or we ever make contact with an intelligent species in the vastness of space, the implications for our self-image will be profound.” Today top clergy, including Funes, openly endorse scientific ideas like the Big Bang theory as a reasonable explanation for the creation of the universe.
Earlier this year, the Vatican also sponsored a conference on evolution to mark the 150th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s The Origin of Species. The event snubbed proponents of alternative theories, like creationism and intelligent design, which see a higher being rather than the undirected process of natural selection behind the evolution of species. Working with scientists to explore fundamental questions that are of interest to religion is in line with the teachings of Pope Benedict XVI, who has made strengthening the relationship between faith and reason a key aspect of his papacy. Recent popes have been working to overcome the accusation that the church was hostile to science—a reputation grounded in the Galileo affair [persecuted 400 years ago as a heretic].
Tommaso Maccacaro, president of Italy’s national institute of astrophysics, said that astronomy has had a major impact on the way we perceive ourselves. “It was astronomical observations that let us understand that Earth (and man) don’t have a privileged position or role in the universe,” he said. “I ask myself what tools will we use in the next 400 years, and I ask what revolutions of understanding they’ll bring about, like resolving the mystery of our apparent cosmic solitude.”
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A person that is Born Again, Saved by the precious Blood of Christ seeks Christ and no other. A religion (which is exactly what Roman Catholicism is) seeks alien life and church tradition and whatever else because Roman Catholicism rejects truth. They mix just enough of truth to fool people. With Roman Catholicism it is NEVER just God’s Word. It is ALWAYS the Bible plus Tradition plus whatever else they conjure up. Oh! ” that men would study to show themselves approved unto God, rightly dividing the Word of Truth!
“Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.” —-1 John 4:1
