Vatican says it's OK to believe in aliens


	Vatican says it's OK to believe in aliens

kkcapricorn

5-13-2008 5:55 PM

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vatican, aliens, big bang

kkcapricorn says:

It seems that the Vatican is more enlightened than many of it's worshipers.
At least on this topic. I am impressed.

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5-13-2008 7:32 PM

righthand

...and the same god?

5-13-2008 7:39 PM

tanyamm

Finally something from the Catholic Church that makes sense.

5-14-2008 10:19 AM

Socratoad

Is there intelligent life elsewhere in this vast universe?

Of course the is, otherwise they would have contacted us.!

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