Alien-ufo-sightings | July 11, 2018 | ~ Pope Francis Asked ‘Would You Baptize an Alien?’ Here’s The Answer ~ | .. Forget all the arguments about evolution versus creationism and the natural versus the spiritual. Science and religion share plenty of middle ground, according to two priests who have just penned a book called Would You Baptize an Extraterrestrial? due to hit bookstores in October. The authors are Rome-based, American-trained Jesuit brother Guy Consolmango, head of the Vatican Observatory Foundation, and philosopher of science Paul Mueller, who serves as the superior of the Jesuit community that occupies the papal villa at Castel Gandolfo. Both are strong advocates of the integration of faith and science. Their book is a fascinating compilation of conversations focused on six main questions “from the inbox” of the Vatican Observatory with somewhat irreverent answers written as often humorous dialogue between the two Jesuit priests. It reads a bit like a play, or what one might imagine is standard conversation at the Jesuit scientists’ dining room table. In one passage Brother Consolmango explains the setup of daily life as a science priest. “We get to live and work with a group of Jesuit scientists who take both science and faith very seriously,” he writes. “We all work together in the lab, but we also pray together in the chapel. In our daily lives, we don’t feel any particular conflict or tension between science and faith.” .. |
