Vatican Observatory director says belief in aliens fits faith

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Portrait of Jesuit astronomer Jose Gabriel Funes
Jose Gabriel Funes, director of the Vatican Observatory Jjstott, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Jesuit astronomer Jose Gabriel Funes, director of the Vatican Observatory, told the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano that the possible existence of intelligent life elsewhere does not contradict faith in God. The remarks were his personal view, not church doctrine.

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  1. PressVatican: It's OK to believe in aliens (Associated Press) (opens in a new tab)Lawrence Journal-World / 2008-05-14
  2. PressPapal advisor does not rule out alien life (opens in a new tab)RTE News / 2008-05-14

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