{"id":5258,"date":"2008-05-15T13:11:22","date_gmt":"2008-05-15T13:11:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2008\/05\/vatican-astronomer-the-extrate.html"},"modified":"2008-05-15T13:11:22","modified_gmt":"2008-05-15T13:11:22","slug":"vatican-astronomer-the-extrate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2008\/05\/vatican-astronomer-the-extrate.html","title":{"rendered":"Vatican astronomer: &#8220;The extraterrestrial is my brother&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If there are extraterrestrials, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iht.com\/articles\/2008\/05\/14\/news\/vat.php\">how are they our brothers<\/a>? Would he say that angels (another being created by God) are his brother? We are all brothers because of unity in Adam, a unity that would not exist, obviously, with an alien.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>In the interview headlined, &#8220;The extraterrestrial is my brother,&#8221; he said he saw no conflict between belief in such beings and faith in God.<br \/>\n&#8220;Just as there is a multiplicity of creatures on earth, there can be other beings, even intelligent, created by God. This is not in contrast with our faith because we can&#8217;t put limits on God&#8217;s creative freedom,&#8221; he said.<br \/>\n&#8220;Why can&#8217;t we speak of a &#8216;brother extraterrestrial&#8217;? It would still be part of creation.&#8221;<br \/>\nFunes, who runs the observatory that is based south of Rome and in Arizona, held out the possibility that the human race might actually be the &#8220;lost sheep&#8221; of the universe.<br \/>\nThere could be other beings &#8220;who remained in full friendship with their creator,&#8221; he said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If there are extraterrestrials, how are they our brothers? Would he say that angels (another being created by God) are his brother? We are all brothers because of unity in Adam, a unity that would not exist, obviously, with an alien. 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