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Sparrow · 09-19-2010, 05:42 AM

The Catholic church is prepared to baptise aliens.

"The discovery of aliens would raise huge theological problems for the Roman Catholic church that would make the debate over women priests, clerical abstinence and contraception pale into insignificance. "

I've often wondered if an advanced alien species would be deemed to have been made in the image of God, as mankind is supposed to be.

I guess 'made in the image of' is open to a range of interpretations.

09-19-2010, 05:42 AM	#33
Sparrow Wizard Posts: 4,395 Karma: 1358132 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: UK Device: Palm TX, CyBook Gen3	The Catholic church is prepared to baptise aliens. "The discovery of aliens would raise huge theological problems for the Roman Catholic church that would make the debate over women priests, clerical abstinence and contraception pale into insignificance. " I've often wondered if an advanced alien species would be deemed to have been made in the image of God, as mankind is supposed to be. I guess 'made in the image of' is open to a range of interpretations.