On Sat, 24 May 2008 19:52:13 +0100, "Chris" <a...@noserver.com> wrote:
The Vatican has done more to keep the world technologically, historically
and intellectually stupid than any other institution on Earth. It is a
parasite.
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Ever wonder why the pope sits on a golden throne? But more importantly why
is the Vatican in the banking business? The Vatican is part of the corrupt
European banking system which is keeps its followers intellectually and
morally stupid while fleecing the public's pockets.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Vatican+bank
You don't need permission from corrupt religion. In fact you don't need
religion -- period. It's mind control.
Quote:
Do you believe in extraterrestrials? If so, it's okay, according to the
Roman Catholic Church. The Vatican's chief astronomer, the Rev. Jose Gabriel
Funes, said in an interview published Tuesday that believing in alien life
doesn't contradict faith in God. Here, the faithful crowd St. Peter's Square
in front of the Vatican for an open-air Palm Sunday Mass on March 16.
The Rev. Jose Gabriel Funes, the Jesuit director of the Vatican Observatory,
was quoted as saying the vastness of the universe means it is possible there
could be other forms of life outside Earth, even intelligent ones.
"How can we rule out that life may have developed elsewhere?" Funes said.
"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."
In the interview by the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, Funes said
that such a notion "doesn't contradict our faith" because aliens would still
be God's creatures. Ruling out the existence of aliens would be like
"putting limits" on God's creative freedom, he said.
The interview, headlined "The extraterrestrial is my brother," covered a
variety of topics including the relationship between the Roman Catholic
Church and science, and the theological implications of the existence of
alien life.
Funes said science, especially astronomy, does not contradict religion,
touching on a theme of Pope Benedict XVI, who has made exploring the
relationship between faith and reason a key aspect of his papacy.
The Bible "is not a science book," Funes said, adding that he believes the
Big Bang theory is the most "reasonable" explanation for the creation of the
universe. The theory says the universe began billions of years ago in the
explosion of a single, super-dense point that contained all matter.
But he said he continues to believe that "God is the creator of the universe
and that we are not the result of chance."
Funes urged the church and the scientific community to leave behind
divisions caused by Galileo's persecution 400 years ago, saying the incident
has "caused wounds."
In 1633 the astronomer was tried as a heretic and forced to recant his
theory that the Earth revolved around the sun. Church teaching at the time
placed Earth at the center of the universe.
"The church has somehow recognized its mistakes," he said. "Maybe it could
have done it better, but now it's time to heal those wounds and this can be
done through calm dialogue and collaboration."
Pope John Paul II declared in 1992 that the ruling against Galileo was an
error resulting from "tragic mutual incomprehension."
The Vatican Observatory has been at the forefront of efforts to bridge the
gap between religion and science. Its scientist-clerics have generated
top-notch research and its meteorite collection is considered one of the
world's best.
The observatory, founded by Pope Leo XIII in 1891, is based in Castel
Gandolfo, a lakeside town in the hills outside Rome where the pope has a
summer residence. It also conducts research at an observatory at the
University of Arizona, in Tucson.
Copyright 2008 The Associated Press.
End of Quote
They are speaking the truth and so we can speak freely now.
Life does exists every where in the universe where life can exist.
I think there is life on Mars, Jupiter and in the Venusian clouds. There may
also be life on Titan, Europa and some of the other satellites of Jupiter.
There may be life in craters near the poles of the moon as Ice is present in
some of the poleward craters. As the sun moves round its heat touches the
ice and vapour sublimes to wet the crater walls where there is a tide mark
where some lichen-like life has found a foothold.
Life us very unlikely in my opinion on or in Uranus and its satellites as
the sun it too weak at Uranus' orbit that to support life. However life
could be supported and initiated by volcanism on the satellites. The purity
of the blue colour of Uranus itself shows no organics have formed so the
planet itself is devoid of life.
Chris
http://www.chrisspages.co.uk