I’ve never seen anything to convince me that there are aliens. I’m not saying it’s an impossibility. Any thing given to us by the government as “new” evidence has been similar grainy film and photographs.
I do think people see unexplained phenomena, but what exactly is going on I think remains unknown.
I don’t buy the aliens/demons correlation.
And I don’t buy what I call the Spielberg hypothesis that the government just doesn’t tell us because how would the God-fearing farmer from Nebraska adjust to such a shocker.
The one issue I can think initially theologically, is how that relates to the incarnation—Jesus, as fully man? Would Aliens be seen as fallen creatures, too? Would they need baptism? Did they inherit original sin?
For Catholics, this is certainly the most difficult question. Whether or not God had the power to create other rational incarnate creatures elsewhere in the universe is much easier than how their spiritual nature would relate to ours. I’ve heard some suggest that there could be an alien Jesus and alien Virgin Mary, which contradicts their uniqueness. How their world would be affected by the New Heavens and New Earth is another question too.
There might be aliens out there somewhere, or there might not, but it’s not something we need to grapple with until there is real, solid evidence of intelligent life outside of earth. That said, I think making even the casual claim that most alien “sightings” are demonic illusions is silly, and reacting to it with such severity is equally so. Hell is probably laughing right now at how much time we’ve wasted on this.
For me the issues are seperate. There may be aliens out there, or there may not be. That's a theologically neutral question. St. John Henry Newman was against the idea, Pope Leo XIV is open to the possibility, and St Padre Pio believed it was highly probable aliens existed and didn't sin. People of good will can differ.
As for UFOs, a lot of it is misdentification. That doesn't mean there isn't High Strageness in a small ammount of cases, as my own experience and that of my grandparents can attest. Now, what exactly that strangeness was, we have no evidence that can point to any such direction.
That’s why I don’t buy the Spielberg hypothesis—they don’t tell us because what would it do to the common man.
Aliens wouldn’t make me say “Oh, I guess I’m not Christian anymore.”
There’s a book by a couple of Jesuits who worked at the Vatican observatory called “Would you Baptize an Extraterrestrial?” So, these questions have been explored…
While I think they may be demons, if they are other beings they haven't bothered me yet and probably won't. So, I don't worry about such.
I’ve never seen anything to convince me that there are aliens. I’m not saying it’s an impossibility. Any thing given to us by the government as “new” evidence has been similar grainy film and photographs.
I do think people see unexplained phenomena, but what exactly is going on I think remains unknown.
I don’t buy the aliens/demons correlation.
And I don’t buy what I call the Spielberg hypothesis that the government just doesn’t tell us because how would the God-fearing farmer from Nebraska adjust to such a shocker.
Check out this conversation Missio Dei had with Dr. Paul Thigpen on the topic @ https://rumble.com/v5379k2-aliens-nephilim-and-ufos-extraterrestrials-and-the-catholic-faith-ft.-dr.-p.html. Oh and please subscribe to the Missio Dei Rumble page :)
There’s a range of reported phenomena, and crazy competitive to control the narrative.
*If* it’s true that the govt has alien technology or biologics, then this is inconsistent with non-corporeal demons.
But it may not be just one thing. People report orbs, remote viewing, which sound occult.
*If* biological, rational creatures do exist on other planets, I don’t think that would be a theological problem.
The one issue I can think initially theologically, is how that relates to the incarnation—Jesus, as fully man? Would Aliens be seen as fallen creatures, too? Would they need baptism? Did they inherit original sin?
For Catholics, this is certainly the most difficult question. Whether or not God had the power to create other rational incarnate creatures elsewhere in the universe is much easier than how their spiritual nature would relate to ours. I’ve heard some suggest that there could be an alien Jesus and alien Virgin Mary, which contradicts their uniqueness. How their world would be affected by the New Heavens and New Earth is another question too.
It’s a great question. I’m not a theologian, but I don’t doubt their ability to address these questions.
There might be aliens out there somewhere, or there might not, but it’s not something we need to grapple with until there is real, solid evidence of intelligent life outside of earth. That said, I think making even the casual claim that most alien “sightings” are demonic illusions is silly, and reacting to it with such severity is equally so. Hell is probably laughing right now at how much time we’ve wasted on this.
For me the issues are seperate. There may be aliens out there, or there may not be. That's a theologically neutral question. St. John Henry Newman was against the idea, Pope Leo XIV is open to the possibility, and St Padre Pio believed it was highly probable aliens existed and didn't sin. People of good will can differ.
As for UFOs, a lot of it is misdentification. That doesn't mean there isn't High Strageness in a small ammount of cases, as my own experience and that of my grandparents can attest. Now, what exactly that strangeness was, we have no evidence that can point to any such direction.
That’s why I don’t buy the Spielberg hypothesis—they don’t tell us because what would it do to the common man.
Aliens wouldn’t make me say “Oh, I guess I’m not Christian anymore.”
There’s a book by a couple of Jesuits who worked at the Vatican observatory called “Would you Baptize an Extraterrestrial?” So, these questions have been explored…