Beyond Earth: Catholic Theology, Science, and the Question of Intelligent Life

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Catholic theologians and scientists, from Nicholas of Cusa and John Paul II to Guy Consolmagno and José Funes, say that if intelligent beings beyond Earth exist they would share God as Creator, could know and love him and be loved by him, baptism possible only if freely requested, and that the Incarnation remains unique, while remaining open to new data and balancing science with faith, a stance echoed by writers like C.S. Lewis and Michael Ward and cautioned by JD Vance and Paul Thigpen against conflating aerospace phenomena with the supernatural.