Francis Open To Alien Baptism

In 2014, Pope Francis sparked headlines by declaring he would baptize extraterrestrials if they asked-"even green Martians with long noses and big ears." He emphasized that the Church should never close its doors to anyone seeking God. Similarly, in 2010, Vatican astronomer Guy Consolmagno said he would gladly baptize an alien, noting, "Any entity-no matter how many tentacles it has-has a soul."

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