What Makes Us Human: Augustine, Br. Guy Consolmagno, and the Faith–Science Imagination

To the point

Humans are defined by rationality and moral agency, not by appearance, a point Augustine makes and Br. Guy Consolmagno playfully reinforces when discussing baptizing aliens, using Klingons and Grilka from Star Trek to explore faith and identity.

St. Augustine and Baptizing an “Extraterrestrial” - Vatican Observatory
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St. Augustine and Baptizing an “Extraterrestrial” - Vatican Observatory

Would you baptize an extraterrestrial if it-he-she asked? St. Augustine seems to have some interesting things to say about that.