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THE search for extraterrestrial life does not contradict belief in God, the Pope's chief astronomer says.

And some aliens may even be innocent of the original sin.

"As an astronomer I continue to believe that God is the creator of the universe," Jose Gabriel Funes said in the Vatican mouthpiece, the Osservatore Romano.

Gegenüber der Zeitung des Vatikan "Osservatore Romano" hat sich der oberste Astronom des Vatikan zum Thema Außerirdische und Gottesglauben geäußert.

Katholiken dürfen an Außerirdische glauben

Glauben ist erlaubt, beim Verehren wird es kritischer: Nach Ansicht des Chefastronomen des Vatikans sind E.T. und Konsorten für Katholiken keineswegs tabu. In einem Interview stellte der Jesuit klar: Der Glaube an Aliens steht nicht im Widerspruch zum Glauben an Gott.

The Vatican's chief astronomer says there is no conflict between believing in God and in the possibility of "extraterrestrial brothers" perhaps more evolved than humans.

"In my opinion this possibility (of life on other planets) exists," said Rev. Jose Gabriel Funes, a 45-year-old Jesuit priest who is head of the Vatican Observatory and a scientific adviser to Pope Benedict.

"How can we exclude that life has developed elsewhere," he told the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano in an interview in its Tuesday-Wednesday edition, explaining that the large number of galaxies with their own planets made this possible.

THE search for extraterrestrial life does not contradict belief in God, the Pope's chief astronomer says.

Eye witness Reports:
"I watched this as it happened live on TV. It was awesome and just a little chilling. I feel that this event (sign) is if great significance."

Church astronomer latest to speak of "space brothers"

Vatican chief astronomer Father Jose Gabriel Funes in a long interview with the L'Osservatore Romano newspaper this week made news by saying there is a certain possibility of intelligent life elsewhere in the universe, and that such notion "doesn't contradict our faith."

"How can we rule out that life may have developed elsewhere? 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," he said.