Only if they asked him to, of course; regardless of the number of tentacles it may have.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1312922/Pope-astronomer-Guy-Consolmagno-Aliens-souls-living-stars.html
"Intelligent aliens may be living among the stars and are likely to have souls, a senior Vatican scientist said yesterday.
The Pope's astronomer, Guy Consolmagno, said he would be happy to 'baptise an al ien' - but admitted that the chances of communicating with life outside the Earth were low.
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Asked if he would baptise an alien, he replied: 'Only if they asked.'
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God is bigger than just humanity. God is also the god of angels.'
In the middle ages, the definition of a soul was to have intelligence, free will, freedom to love and freedom to make decisions, he said.
Those characteristics may not be unique to humans.
'Any entity - no matter how many tentacles it has - has a soul,' he added."
Saturday, September 18, 2010
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