May 13, 2008
Redemption for aliens
Podcaster extraordinaire Fr. Roderick has recently started blogging and today he translates an article of an interview with Vatican astronomer Rev. Jose Gabriel Funes that appeared in the Osservatore Romano.
The Star Wars Ewok Gospel goes perfectly with this story.
Posted by Jeff Miller at May 13, 2008 4:57 PM | TrackBackThen again, the aliens could be pre-Conciliar-Mass-loving schismatics who don't recognize what the Vatican says.
Posted by Commander Craig email at May 13, 2008 5:17 PMOR Aliens might be very devout Catholics already and re-evangelize US!
Oh the possibilities for the imagination!
FUN!
Posted by Ann email at May 13, 2008 6:03 PMMany medieval scholastics affirmed the possibility of life elsewhere (denying the possibility called into question the freedom and omnipotence of God). That being said, this possibility cannot be used to call into question the unity of the human family--all coming from Adam and inheriting his sin. Pope St. Zachary in the mid-8th century reproved the idea of human beings existing in places where human beings couldn't travel to at the time (like the moon or sun) for this reason.
Posted by QC email at May 13, 2008 6:29 PMWell, Peter Kreeft said in his book Angels (and Demons) that angels are more than extra-terrestrial, they're extra-cosmic. So non-sentient lifeforms out there could just possibly exist. All we have to posit is why God allowed them to exist elsewhere.
Posted by Ray from Manila email at May 13, 2008 8:16 PMJust as I thought, you can forget the White House lawn, the true sign of intelligent life will be when a saucer will land in St. Peter's square and its people get out and pay respects to the Holy Father.
Posted by Panda Rosa email at May 13, 2008 11:29 PMEwoks would need the Truth, since they worshipped a Golden Droid.
Posted by LarryD email at May 14, 2008 8:05 PMnanu-nanu!
Posted by broed email at May 15, 2008 4:14 PM