Vatican Gives Nod to ETs

hi guys,

I found this at the National UFO centers website.
the vatican's observatory pries has got quite a few interessting words to say about extraterrestrial life.

Paola Harris writes, Father Gabriel Funes, the Jesuit priest who directs the Vatican’s observatory at Castel Gandolfo near Rome, declared: "As an astronomer, I continue to believe that God is the creator of the Universe. The search for extraterrestrial life does not contradict belief in God." He added that some aliens might even be innocent of original sin. "How can we rule out that life may have developed elsewhere?" Funes said. "Just as we consider earthly creatures as ‘a brother,’ and ‘sister,’ why should we not talk about an ‘extraterrestrial brother’? It would still be part of creation."

To make this statement even more important, the newspaper Il Osservatore Romano, the official mouthpiece of the Vatican, released the interview. In the article, Funes stated, "Even if we don’t currently have any proof, the hypothesis of extraterrestrial life cannot be ruled out. "Just as there are a plethora of creatures on Earth, there could be others, equally intelligent, created by God."



Paola Harris and Monsignor Balducci

With this statement, Funes echoes the words of Monsignor Corrado Balducci, as the "unofficial" voice of the Vatican. At UFO conferences in Italy, Monsignore Balducci, once Vatican Nuncio to Washington, D.C., stated, "All is possible. God created us to give praise to Him, as I imagine He created others species to do the same. How can God be glorified without a varied creation?" For the past 15 years, I lived in Italy very close to the Vatican, and I often dined with Monsignor Balducci at his home. Balducci, who was also an expert demonologist, wanted to open the door to the Catholic study of ufology. Since he was never hindered in this pursuit by Vatican authorities, he felt they had given him their silent approval. With the proclamation of Father Funes, that approval is no longer silent. I often asked Balducci if he thought that some aliens were demonic. His answer was, "The devil does not need UFOs."

Balducci believes that over the last 150 years, the UFO phenomenon has appeared sequentially and with an increasing and spreading frequency. He made a strong distinction between this phenomemon and manifestations of the paranormal, such as Spiritualism. He believes adamantly there must be creatures between us and the angels on the evolutionary scale. These could be ETs. Humans are at the bottom of the evolutionary ladder because we know the difference between good and evil, and often choose evil.

Monsignor Balducci states, Jesus died for the sins of extraterrestrials as well: "Jesus died for all beings in the cosmos. In the sacred Scriptures, He is called King of the Universe at least 66 times. Never underestimate the great mercy or compassion of God, whose grace and compassion surpass all." Thanks to FATE Magazine: September-October 2008